I looked up a few different sources and this is what I found:
"Unlike most supplements that athletes use, creatine is neither a vitamin, mineral, herb nor hormone. It is a naturally occurring amino acid that is found in our body that has the chemical name methyl guanidine-acetic acid (see Figure 1 below). As most of you are already aware, amino acids are the building blocks of proteins." -http://www.creatine.com/en/new s/2007/03/01/guarana-extract-5/
"Creatine is a small moleclue that muscle cells assemble from fragments of amino acids." - Anatomy and Physiology 7th edition (Martrini)
"Creatine is a small amino acid-like molecule that is both synthesized in the body and derived from foods" - Pathophysiology 7th edition (Porth)
I have been taking creatine on and off for a few years, and I would like to understand creatine better. So, please correct me if i'm misinterpreting something or if there is more to the picture.
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