Compound Summary

General Compound Information

creatinine

Description
Creatinine is a lactam obtained by formal cyclocondensation of creatine. It is a metabolite of creatine. It has a role as a diagnostic agent and a human metabolite. It is a lactam and an imidazolidinone. It derives from a creatine.
Synonyms
60-27-5;  AYI8EX34EU;  creatinine;  2-Imino-1-methylimidazolidin-4-one;  1-Methylglycocyamidine;
FlavorDB ID
229
PUBCHEM ID
588
Molecular Weight
113.12
Molecular Formula
C4H7N3O
Openeye Can Smiles
CN1CC(=O)N=C1N
IUPAC Inchikey
DDRJAANPRJIHGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound Classification
  • ClassyFire Ontology
Compound Quality
CATEGORY QUALITY THRESHOLD OCCURENCE REFERENCE
taste bitter 1.800e+4 µmol/L bouillon details
taste bitter 1.800e+4 µmol/L beef juice details
Compound Toxicity
Toxicity and Food Additive Safety of this compound is not available!
Receptors
Receptor REFERENCE EC50 [µM] Effective Concentration [µM]
TAS2R7 details Activated 3000.00
Consensus Spectra
Spectrum Type Spectrum View Description Polarity
Experimental GCMS view GCMS positive
Experimental LCMS view LCMS_Positive positive
Experimental LCMS view LCMS_Negative negative