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guanidine

NH2 | HN=C-NH2 A strongly basic compound found in some plants & lower animals as the hydrochloride. It is a constituent of arginine & creatine. Uses: 1) cholinergic striated muscle stimulant 2) inactivation of RNase

Specific

amino beta guanidinopropionate; 3-guanidinopropionic acid; 3-(diaminomethylideneamino)propanoic acid biguanide creatine

General

amidine metabolic agent (metabolic modifier)

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM cid=3520

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Ambion, Instructional Manual