Taurine

Name: Taurine
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0209

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0209

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Non-selective, endogenous glycine receptor partial agonist

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Key Product Details

Description:	Non-selective, endogenous glycine receptor partial agonist
Chemical Name:	2-Aminoethylsulfonic acid
Molecular Weight:	125.14

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Biological Activity for Taurine

One of the most abundant free amino acids in the brain. A partial agonist at the inhibitory glycine receptor. May be used in protocols for the generation of retinal pigment epithelial cells from hPSCs. Taurine-fed middle-aged mice have improved functioning of bone, muscle, pancreas, brain, fat, gut, and immune system, and a longer life span. It reduces cellular senescence, protected against telomerase deficiency, suppressed mitochondrial dysfunction, decreased DNA damage, and attenuated inflammation. Taurine supplementation increases health span and life span in worms and health span in non-human primates.

Technical Data for Taurine

M. Wt	125.14
Formula	C₂H₇NO₃S
Storage	Store at RT
CAS Number	107-35-7
PubChem ID	1123
InChi Key	XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	NCCS(=O)(O)=O

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References for Taurine

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Singh Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging. Science 2023 PMID: 37289866
Surendran An improved protocol for generation and characterization of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium cells STAR Protoc. 2022 PMID: 36386870
Schmieden and Betz Pharmacology of the inhibitory glycine receptor: agonist and antagonist actions of amino acids and piperidine carboxylic acid compounds. Mol.Pharmacol. 1995 PMID: 7476923
Palmi Potentiation of mitochondrial Ca²⁺ sequestration by taurine. Biochem.Pharmacol. 1999 PMID: 10484070
Chung Saturable disposition of taurine in the rat cerebrospinal fluid. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 1996 PMID: 8632336
Boldyrev Carnosine and taurine protect rat cerebellar granular cells from free radical damage. Neurosci.Lett. 1999 PMID: 10213162

Taurine

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0209

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