10th Grade

CREATINE
By: Cyle Sarmiento
Chemistry Honors, 5th period, Ms. Maria
Heisel
TABLE OF CONTENTS

01
What is Creatine
02
History

03
Health Factors
04
Properties
TABLE OF CONTENTS

05
Uses
06
Where is it found?

07
Interesting facts
08
Bibliography
01 What is Creatine
What is Creatine?

Formula Technical name

C4H9N3O2 methylguanidine acetic acid

4 Carbon, 9 Hydrogen
3 Nitrogen, 2 Oxygen
What is Creatine cont.

•It is a naturally occurring substance in the human

body

FORMS INCLUDE
•Creatine Monohydrate – Most Common
•Creatine Phosphate
•Creatine blended w/CHO, Proteins, AA, Caffeine
–Powders
–Tablets
–Gel

Liquid
02 History
History

● First discovered in 1832 by French

chemist Michel Chevreul
● Michel did so by extracting
creatine from meat.
● In 1912 Harvard University
i found that ingesting
creatine could dramatically
boost the creatine content
within the muscle.
● 1950s is when synthetic
variant, could be created in
the laboratory
Health factors 03
Health factors of Creatine
● utilized by the muscle as a high
energy phosphate donor to
regenerate ATP from ADP.
● 95% of creatine is found in our
muscles (5% in the brain)
● Between 1.5 and 2 percent of the
body’s creatine store is converted for
use each day by the liver, the
kidneys, and the pancreas.
● We need 1 - 2 grams of creatine in
our body.
04
Properties
Properties

Solid Color Boiling and Melting Point

Boiling- 243.3 degrees
At room temperature White to Off- White Celsius
Melting- 295 degrees Celsius

Density Solubility Decomposition

Decomposes at 303
1.33 g/cm3 Soluble in water
degrees Celsius
05
Uses
Uses
● Used as a supplement to add
additional creatine in your body
which helps with

- muscle growth

- increased athletic performance

- cognitive health

- anti skin aging

Where is it found? 06
Where is it found?
 07
Interesting facts
 Interesting Facts

Olympics Sales Parkinsons “Legal Steroid”

Creatine is sometimes
Taking up 14% of the called the “legal
Creatine gained dietary supplement On going studies have steroid” because it helps
popularity in the market (2015) shown that creatine in muscle growth as is
1992 Olympic Games Creatine has 400 effects on Parkinson's. approved for use by
million annual sales many of the athletic
governing bodies.
References
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