Phosphocreatine

Phosphocreatine

Names
IUPAC name N-Methyl-N-(phosphonocarbamimidoyl)glycine
Other names Creatine phosphate; phosphorylcreatine; creatine-P; phosphagen; fosfocreatine
Identifiers
CAS Number	67-07-2 Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
Abbreviations	PCr
ChemSpider	567 N
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.585
EC Number	200-643-9
PubChem CID	587
UNII	020IUV4N33 Y
InChI 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
SMILES OC(CN(C)C(N)=NP(O)(O)=O)=O CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)NP(=O)(O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H10N3O5P
Molar mass	211.11 g·mol−1
Pharmacology
ATC code	C01EB06 (WHO)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Phosphocreatine, also known as creatine phosphate (CP) or PCr (Pcr), is a phosphorylated creatine molecule that serves as a rapidly mobilizable reserve of high-energy phosphates in skeletal muscle and the brain.

Phosphocreatine is formed from parts of three amino acids: arginine (Arg), glycine (Gly), and methionine (Met). It can be synthesized by formation of guanidinoacetate from Arg and Gly (in kidney) followed by methylation (S-adenosyl methionine is required) to creatine (in liver), and phosphorylation by creatine kinase (ATP is required) to phosphocreatine (in muscle); catabolism: dehydration to form the cyclic Schiff base creatinine. Phosphocreatine is synthesized in the liver and transported to the muscle cells, via the bloodstream, for storage.

The creatine phosphate shuttle facilitates transport of high energy phosphate from .

Phosphocreatine can anaerobically donate a phosphate group to ADP to form ATP during the first 2 to 7 seconds following an intense muscular or neuronal effort. Conversely, excess ATP can be used during a period of low effort to convert creatine to phosphocreatine. The reversible phosphorylation of creatine (i.e., both the forward and backward reaction) is catalyzed by several creatine kinases. The presence of creatine kinase (CK-MB, MB for muscle/brain) in blood plasma is indicative of tissue damage and is used in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction. The cell's ability to generate phosphocreatine from excess ATP during rest, as well as its use of phosphocreatine for quick regeneration of ATP during intense activity, provides a spatial and temporal buffer of ATP concentration. In other words, phosphocreatine acts as high-energy reserve in a coupled reaction; the energy given off from donating the phosphate group is used to regenerate the other compound - in this case, ATP. Phosphocreatine plays a particularly important role in tissues that have high, fluctuating energy demands such as muscle and brain.