Products 107-35-7
CAS 107-35-7 appears in our catalog under these names: Taurine, 98%, Taurine, >95% (HPLC), Taurine, Taurine/ 99.37% (existing batch purity), Taurine, 99% . Offered by: Combi-blocks, TRC, Mikromol, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, TargetMol. Available pack sizes: 5g, 500g, 1kg, 100g, 25g, 10g, 10mg, 1g.
Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid that is the 2-amino derivative of ethanesulfonic acid. It is a naturally occurring amino acid derived from methionine and cysteine metabolism. An abundant component of fish- and meat-based foods, it has been used as an oral supplement in the treatment of disorders such as cystic fibrosis and hypertension. It has a role as an antioxidant, a nutrient, a radical scavenger, a glycine receptor agonist, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-aminoethanesulfonate. It is a tautomer of a taurine zwitterion.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C2H7NO3S |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 125.15 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid |
| InChIKey | XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(CS(=O)(=O)O)N |
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