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Taurine

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2-Aminoethanesulfonic acid

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Linear Formula:
NH2CH2CH2SO3H
CAS Number:
107-35-7
Molecular Weight:
125.15
Beilstein:
1751215
MDL number:
MFCD00008197
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329751225
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

taurine

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NCCS(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-3H2,(H,4,5,6)

InChI key

XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Taurine USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Non-selective endogenous agonist at glycine receptors. Conditionally essential sulfonated amino acid which modulates apoptosis in some cells; functions in many metabolic activities; a product of methionine and cysteine metabolism.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Cory J Knoot et al.
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Allan D Rasmussen et al.
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The overall purpose of this study was to establish a model that may be used for examining the effect of Vigabatrin-induced retinal toxicity in pigmented rats, and subsequently examine the possible effects of taurine on the retinal toxicity. In the
Shen Luo et al.
Free radical biology & medicine, 75, 84-94 (2014-07-25)
Cofilin regulates reorganization of actin filaments (F-actin) in eukaryotes. A recent finding has demonstrated that oxidation of cofilin by taurine chloramine (TnCl), a physiological oxidant derived from neutrophils, causes cofilin to translocate to the mitochondria inducing apoptosis (F. Klamt et
María V Correa et al.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 466(9), 1819-1830 (2013-12-12)
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Atsushi Kuwahara et al.
Nature communications, 6, 6286-6286 (2015-02-20)
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