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G11608

Sigma-Aldrich

Guanidineacetic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

N-Amidinoglycine, N-Guanylglycine, Glycocyamine

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Linear Formula:
H2NC(=NH)NHCH2CO2H
CAS Number:
352-97-6
Molecular Weight:
117.11
Beilstein:
1759179
EC Number:
206-529-5
MDL number:
MFCD00004278
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24895047
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

99%

mp

300 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NC(=N)NCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H7N3O2/c4-3(5)6-1-2(7)8/h1H2,(H,7,8)(H4,4,5,6)

InChI key

BPMFZUMJYQTVII-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

G11608-25G:
G11608-VAR:
G11608-BULK:
G11608-100G:

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MKCJ0672

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Saadet Mercimek-Mahmutoglu et al.
Molecular genetics and metabolism, 105(1), 155-158 (2011-10-25)
A 4-year-old female with history of developmental regression and autistic features was diagnosed with guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency at age 21 months. Upon treatment, she showed improvements in her developmental milestones, sensorial-neural hearing loss and brain atrophy on cranial-MRI. The creatine/choline
J Michiels et al.
Poultry science, 91(2), 402-412 (2012-01-19)
Creatine, (CREA) a central constituent in energy metabolism, is obtained from dietary animal protein or de novo synthesis from guanidinoacetic acid (GAA). Especially in all-vegetable diets, supplemental CREA or GAA may restore the CREA availability in tissues, and hence, improve
Rafael Deminice et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 141(10), 1799-1804 (2011-09-02)
The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of creatine supplementation on liver fat accumulation induced by a high-fat diet in rats. Rats were fed 1 of 3 different diets for 3 wk: a control liquid diet
Carla Valongo et al.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 348(1-2), 155-161 (2004-09-17)
A new gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for routine quantification of urine creatine and guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) has been developed to provide a fast, reliable and inexpensive metabolic screening. Our method uses a two-step derivatization procedure which involves a reaction with
P E Sijens et al.
Molecular genetics and metabolism, 88(1), 100-102 (2005-12-14)
MR spectroscopy in a patient with argininosuccinate lyase deficiency revealed elevated cerebral guanidinoacetate signals, indicating that the phenomenon of increased levels of this compound in brain tissue is not limited to creatine deficiencies.
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