Supplemented Creatine Induces Changes in Human Metabolism of Thiocompounds and One- and Two-Carbon Units

Abstract

The administration of creatine (5 g/day for one month) to 11 young active sportsmen affected their urinary excretion of creatine, creatinine, and thiodiglycolic acid (TDGA) as well as blood levels of homocysteine, vitamin B-12 and folates.

Keywords

• Creatine
• Creatinine
• Folates
• Homocysteine
• Vitamin B-12
• Thiodiglycolic acid (TDGA)
• Voltammetry
• Urine
• Blood
• silver composite electrode
• thiodiglycolic acid
• voltammetric determination
• solid amalgams
• urine
• excretion