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Abstract
Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is a natural precursor of creatine, and a possible substrate for the creatine kinase (CK) enzyme system, serving as a creatine mimetic. Its direct role in cellular bioenergetics has been confirmed in several studies, however GAA utilization by CK seems to be a second-rate as compared to creatine, and compartment-dependent. Here we discuss various factors that might affect GAA use in high-energy phosphoryl transfer in the cytosol and mitochondria.Entities:
Keywords: Bioenergetics; Creatine; Creatine kinase; Guanidinoacetic acid; Mitochondria
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26255041 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-015-9619-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bioenerg Biomembr ISSN: 0145-479X Impact factor: 2.945