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taurine
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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.
Term info
Label
taurine
Synonyms
- 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
- Taurine
Subsets
3_STAR
charge
0
formula
C2H7NO3S
has alternative id
CHEBI:26852, CHEBI:45877, CHEBI:9406, CHEBI:15195
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
2-aminoethyl sulfonate, beta-aminoethylsulfonic acid, 2-Aminoethanesulfonic acid, Aminoethylsulfonic acid
id
CHEBI:15891
inchi
InChI=1S/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-3H2,(H,4,5,6)
inchikey
XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
mass
125.148
monoisotopicmass
125.01466
smiles
C(CS(O)(=O)=O)N
Term relations
Subclass of:
- amino sulfonic acid
- has role some mouse metabolite
- has role some nutrient
- is conjugate acid of some 2-aminoethanesulfonate
- is tautomer of some taurine zwitterion
- has role some antioxidant
- has role some Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
- has role some Escherichia coli metabolite
- has role some glycine receptor agonist
- has role some human metabolite
- has role some radical scavenger