Creatine

CHEBI:16919 chemically defined MAPPED CHEBI EXACT_MATCH

Ontology mapping

Primary identifier
CHEBI:16919
Ontology label
creatine
kg-microbe node
CHEBI:16919

Synonyms (14)

SynonymTypeSourceOccurrences
Role: Growth factor; Properties: Organic compound, Defined component, Simple component RAW_TEXT CultureMech
((amino(imino)methyl)(methyl)amino)acetic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
(N-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
(alpha-methylguanido)acetic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Creatin EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Kreatin EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Methylglycocyamine EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methylglycine EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
N-Methyl-N-guanylglycine EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
N-[(E)-AMINO(IMINO)METHYL]-N-METHYLGLYCINE EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
N-[amino(imino)methyl]-N-methylglycine EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
N-amidinosarcosine EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
N-carbamimidoyl-N-methylglycine EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
alpha-Methylguanidino acetic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe

Chemical properties

Cas rn
57-00-1
Data source
PubChem API
Retrieval date
2026-04-05T19:51:34.182116+00:00
Molecular formula
C4H9N3O2
Inchi
InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9)
Smiles
CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)N

Evidence (1)

DATABASE_MATCH via CultureMech

Imported from CultureMech pipeline, quality=DIRECT_MATCH

Occurrence statistics

Total occurrences
6
Distinct media
6

Curation history

TimestampCuratorActionNew statusChanges
2026-03-09T06:54:18.022301+00:00 import_from_culturemech IMPORTED MAPPED Initial import from CultureMech pipeline
2026-04-05T19:51:34.182159+00:00 fetch_cas_rn_from_pubchem ADDED_CAS_RN MAPPED Added CAS-RN:57-00-1 from PubChem API via name lookup (Creatine)
2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 cbclaw_kg_microbe_sweep LLM ADDED_SYNONYMS MAPPED Added 13 synonyms from kg-microbe P4.4 enrichment: ((amino(imino)methyl)(methyl)amino)acetic acid, (N-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid, (alpha-methylguanido)acetic acid, Creatin, Kreatin, ... (8 more)
2026-05-01T07:35:32.913791+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_CLASSIFY_INGREDIENT_TYPE set ingredient_type=SINGLE_INGREDIENT (CHEBI primary)
2026-05-01T08:08:28.798358+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_BACKFILL_CHEBI_CHEMISTRY molecular_formula=C4H9N3O2; inchi=InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,; smiles=CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)N
2026-05-02T03:12:13.545790+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_CLASSIFY_INGREDIENT_TYPE set ingredient_type=SINGLE_INGREDIENT (chemical structure populated (molecular_formula))
2026-06-09T05:23:46.745875+00:00 correct_stale_ontology_labels.py CORRECTED ontology_label 'Creatine' -> 'creatine': synced to canonical CHEBI label (preferred_term 'Creatine' unchanged).
2026-08-27T03:16:39.518620+00:00 refresh_occurrence_statistics CORRECTED occurrence_statistics 4/4 -> 6/6 (media_count/total_occurrences), derived from distinct CultureMech recipe ids in the #337 occurrence table. The prior values came from the importer retired in #453, whose media_count counted a list truncated to 50 examples (#449). [source=ingredient_occurrences.tsv culturemech_rev=15a4da5c08 rows=194137 distinct_recipes=15257]