ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (8): 1577-1584.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.08.002

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The Research Progress of Guanidinoacetic Acid and Creatine

WANG Yu-jie, ZHANG Jin-wei, WANG Xun, LI Ming-zhou, LI Xue-wei, MA Ji-deng*   

  1. Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
  • Received:2017-12-01 Online:2018-08-23 Published:2018-08-23

Abstract:

Guanidinoacetic acid, a white water-soluble amino acid derivative, is a natural precursor of creatine, also known as guanidine acetic acid. At present, guanidinoacetic acid is widely used as a feed additive to increase muscle yield and improve carcass meat quality in animal production. This review summarizes the physiological functions of guanidinoacetic acid, stimulating insulin release, neuromodulation, altering the metabolic utilization of arginine and adjusting the oxidant-antioxidant status, and the function of creatine, a metabolite of guanidinoacetic acid, promoting the differentiation of skeletal muscle and inhibiting differentiation of adipocytes. Which will provide a reference for the follow-up guanidinoacetic acid related research.

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