Creatine Recommendation Report

Abstract

..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary..................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Properties of Creatine ............................................................................................................................. 5 Creatine absorption ............................................................................................................................ 5 Creatine transporter and Clearance .................................................................................................... 5 Creatine Retention ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Results .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Effect of exercise on muscle creatine concentration .......................................................................... 9 Effects of insulin in creatine retention ................................................................................................ 9 Effects of Creatine on Water Retention ............................................................................................ 10 Effects of creatine on muscle anabolism........................................................................................... 10 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Recommendation ................................................................................................................................. 12 Physicochemical Properties ...................................................................................................................... 12 Results .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Structure ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Solubility ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Bioavailability .................................................................................................................................... 15 Stability ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ 20 Various types of creatines......................................................................................................................... 21 Results .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Creatine HCl ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Creatine Nitrate ................................................................................................................................ 21 Micronized Creatine .......................................................................................................................... 22 Creatine ethyl ester........................................................................................................................... 23 Creatine anhydride ........................................................................................................................... 23 Creatine pyruvate ............................................................................................................................. 24 Creatine taurinate ............................................................................................................................. 24