Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- N-(aminoiminomethyl)-?-alanine
- Correlated keywords
- biochemical metabolism nutrition diet mitochondrial biology guanidinepropionic guanidinepropanoic ? guanidinopropanoic 3guanidinopropionic ?guanidinopropionic ?GPA PNU10483 creatine analog alter skeletal muscle energy expenditure reduce cellular ATP phosphocreatine level stimulate AMP-activated AMPactivated protein kinase AMPK PPAR? coactivator 1? PGC-1? PGC1? expression genes oxidative phosphorylation electron transport chain ETC mitochondrial biogenesis oxidative fiber mitochondria motor performance glycolytic glucose uptake fatigue tolerance rat chronic activation metabolic insufficiency loss
- Product Overview:
3-Guanidinopropionic acid is a creatine analog that alters skeletal muscle energy expenditure. It reduces cellular ATP, creatine, and phosphocreatine levels and stimulates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), activating PPAR? coactivator 1? (PGC-1?).{27453,27454,27456,27452} PGC-1? activation results in enhanced expression of AMPK, as well as genes for oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport chain, and mitochondrial biogenesis, increasing oxidative muscle fibers, numbers of mitochondria, and motor performance.{27453,27455} 3-Guanidinopropionic acid evokes a shift from glycolytic to oxidative metabolism, increased cellular glucose uptake, and increased fatigue tolerance.{27454} In aged rats, reduced mitochondrial biogenesis in response to chronic activation of AMPK with 3-guanidinopropionic acid leads to metabolic insufficiency that can contribute to muscle loss.{27457,27455}
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Our scientists are experts in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of biochemicals ranging from small drug-like heterocycles to complex biolipids, fatty acids, and many others. We are also highly skilled in all aspects of assay and antibody development, protein expression, crystallization, and structure determination.
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