ReviewFood science & nutrition2023
Guanidinoacetic acid in human nutrition: Beyond creatine synthesis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary Supplementation for Fatigue Symptoms in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)-A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Guanidinoacetic acid enhances Tibetan sheep-meat quality through the gut-muscle axis: insights from metabolome-microbiome integration.Food chemistry. Molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Enhancement of growth performance, muscle nutrient composition, and nutritional value in rainbow trout (Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Article
- Dietary arginine modulates growth performance and testicular development across life stages in male swimming crab (Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Article
- Gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus attenuates hyperlipidemic periodontitis via gut-oral metabolic transmission of β-GPA.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Metabolomics-based and functional validation to explore the effect of the gut microbe-associated metabolite guanidinoacetic acid on rectal adenocarcinoma.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Rumen-protected guanidinoacetic acid is associated with improved growth performance and altered portal nutrient and hepatic IGF-1 indices in Hu sheep.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Creatine-precursor exposure in ewe twin pregnancy directs metabolic effort and reworks the maternal-fetal vascular system, involving genetic markers that modulate the creatine pathway.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Dietary Guanidinoacetic Acid Supplementation Improves Growth Performance of Plateau Yaks Through Plasma Metabolome Modulation.Biology · 2025Article
- Integrated transcriptomic and phenotypic analysis reveals tissue-specific regulatory effects of guanidinoacetic acid in cattle.BMC genomics · 2025Article
- Metabolomics-based identification and validation of the creatine precursor guanidinoacetic acid for frailty in older adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Effect of guanidinoacetic acid on the growth performance, serum biochemical indices and metabolites, intestinal morphology, and intestinal flora of Cherry Valley broiler ducks.Poultry science · 2025Article
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- Blood pressure improvement after resection of non-functioning adrenal adenomas: influencing factors and serum metabolic features.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Food-sourced guanidinoacetic acid and methylation cycle biomarkers in individuals aged one year and older: a population-based cross-sectional study.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Effects of Guanidine Acetic Acid on the Growth and Slaughter Performance, Meat Quality, Antioxidant Capacity, and Cecal Microbiota of Broiler Chickens.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Consistent Multi-Omic Relationships Uncover Molecular Basis of Pediatric Asthma IgE Regulation.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- An Assessment of the Effects of Guanidinoacetic Acid on the Performance and Immune Response of Laying Hens Fed Diets with Three Levels of Metabolizable Energy.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Dietary Methionine Enhances Portal Appearance of Guanidinoacetate and Synthesis of Creatine in Yucatan Miniature Piglets.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Advancing Research and Treatment: An Overview of Clinical Trials in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is a nutrient that has been used in human nutrition since the early 1950s. Recommended for its role in creatine biosynthesis, GAA demonstrated beneficial energy-boosting effects in various clinical conditions. Dietary GAA has also been suggested to trigger several creatine-independent mechanisms. Besides acting as a direct precursor of high-energy phosphagen creatine, dietary GAA is suggested to reduce blood glucose concentration by acting as an insulinotropic food compound, spare amino acid arginine for other metabolic purposes (including protein synthesis), modulate taste, and perhaps alter methylation and fat deposition in various organs including the liver. GAA as a food component can have several important metabolic roles beyond creatine biosynthesis; future studies are highly warranted to address GAA overall role in human nutrition.
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