Phosphocreatine

Phosphocreatine
Names
IUPAC name
N-Methyl-N-(phosphonocarbamimidoyl)glycine
Other names
Creatine phosphate; phosphorylcreatine; creatine-P; phosphagen; fosfocreatine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations PCr
1797096
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.585 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-643-9
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H10N3O5P/c1-7(2-3(8)9)4(5)6-13(10,11)12/h2H2,1H3,(H,8,9)(H4,5,6,10,11,12) ☒N
    Key: DRBBFCLWYRJSJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C4H10N3O5P/c1-7(2-3(8)9)4(5)6-13(10,11)12/h2H2,1H3,(H,8,9)(H4,5,6,10,11,12)
    Key: DRBBFCLWYRJSJZ-UHFFFAOYAF
  • OC(CN(C)C(N)=NP(O)(O)=O)=O
  • CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)NP(=O)(O)O
Properties
C4H10N3O5P
Molar mass 211.114 g·mol−1
Pharmacology
C01EB06 (WHO)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phosphocreatine, also known as creatine phosphate (CP) or PCr (Pcr), is a phosphorylated form of creatine that serves as a rapidly mobilizable reserve of high-energy phosphates in skeletal muscle, myocardium and the brain to recycle adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.