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86329

Taurine

≥99.5% (T), suitable for UHPLC, BioUltra

Synonym(s):

2-Aminoethanesulfonic acid

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Linear Formula:
NH2CH2CH2SO3H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
125.15
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
203-483-8
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1751215
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Product Name

Taurine, BioUltra, ≥99.5% (T)

product line

BioUltra

Quality Level

assay

≥99.5% (T)

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

UHPLC: suitable

impurities

insoluble matter, passes filter test

ign. residue (900 °C)

≤0.05%

color

colorless to white

pH

4.5-6.0 (25 °C, 0.5 M in H2O)

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 0.5 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤500 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

0.5 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.006, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.005

application(s)

cell analysis

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

Gene Information

rat ... Ppm1a(24666)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Non-selective endogenous agonist at glycine receptors.
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.

Other Notes

Biological role of taurine; Component of NCTC medium


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Taurine: biological update.
C E Wright et al.
Annual review of biochemistry, 55, 427-453 (1986-01-01)
CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIA FOR CULTIVATION OF LONG-TERM CELL STRAINS FROM FOUR MAMMALIAN SPECIES.
V J EVANS et al.
Experimental cell research, 36, 439-474 (1964-12-01)
Tsutomu Suzuki et al.
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA, 2(3), 376-386 (2011-10-01)
Mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause mitochondrial dysfunction are responsible for a wide spectrum of human diseases, referred to as mitochondrial diseases. Pathogenic point mutations are found frequently in genes encoding mitochondrial (mt) tRNAs, indicating that impaired functioning of mutant mt



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SKUGTIN
86329-25G04061833417911
86329-100G04061833381526
86329-500G04061833441299