Taurine
SIGMA/T4571
Synonym: 2-
CAS Number: 107-35-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H7NO3S
Molecular Weight: 125.15
EC Number: 203-483-8
MDL Number: MFCD00008197
Linear Formula: NH2CH2CH2SO3H
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | ≥98.5% |
| biological source | non-animal source |
| foreign activity | cytotoxicity, tested |
| form | crystalline powder |
| impurities | endotoxin, heavy metals, trace metals, tested |
| InChI | 1S/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5) |
| InChI key | XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA |
| manufacturer/tradename | Ajinomoto |
| mp | >300 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 400  |
| SMILES string | NCCS(O)(=O)=O |
| solubility | H2O: ≥100 mg/mL |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| Application: | Taurine is a derivative of the sulfur-containing (sulfhydryl) amino acid cysteine. Taurine is one of the few known naturally occurring sulfonic acids. It is a conditionally essential sulfonated amino acid which modulates apoptosis in some cells; functions in many metabolic activities; a product of methionine and cysteine metabolism. It can be used as a cell culture media component for the commercial biomanufacture of therapeutic recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies. |
| 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. |
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| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98.5% |
| mp | >300 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352200 |