Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
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| Reactant | Creatine | HCID 586 | — |
| Reactant | Creatine Monohydrate | HCID 80116 | — |
| Reactant | Pyruvate | HCID 107735 | — |
| Reactant | Creatine pyruvate monohydrate | HCID 9881182 | — |
| Solvent | Water | HCID 962 | — |
| Product | Creatine | HCID 586 | — |
| Product | creatinine | HCID 588 | — |
Reaction Steps
Creatine pyruvate monohydrate may be represented by the empirical formula: C3H3O3-.C4H10O2N3+.H2O. The actual structural formula is now known for a certainty. However, it is known that the reaction between creatine and pyruvate is exothermic and that an organic salt is formed. It is also known that the salt formed is of relatively pure quality in that the product formed is a crystalline solid that has a definite decomposition point of 112°-114° C. Such a product is significantly different from its reactants. Creatine monohydrate is a solid that is sparingly soluble in water and that equilibrates in water to form creatine and creatinine. Pyruvic acid is a liquid that polymerizes and decomposes on standing unless stored in an airtight container.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
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| Patent number | US05886040 |
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| Source dataset | uspto-grants-1999_03 |
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| ORD ID | ord-4005a4b141f74f238fc0eef647600090 |
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| Source note | uspto-grants-1999_03 |
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