phosphocreatine in English
noun
1
a phosphate ester of creatine found in vertebrate muscle, where it serves to store phosphates to provide energy for muscular contraction.
In tissues that have rapidly varying energy requirements, such as muscles and neurons, phosphocreatine serves as a crucial source for high-energy phosphate groups.
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1. Creatine exists as both free form Creatine and phosphoCreatine in the body
2. PhosphoCreatine (PC) functions as a “storehouse for high energy phosphate”2.
3. Creatine monohydrate is a dietary supplement that increases muscle performance in short-duration, high-intensity resistance exercises, which rely on the phosphoCreatine shuttle for adenosine triphosphate