Taurine

TaurineQuick Details

Chemical Name: Taurine

CAS No.: 107-35-7

Molecular Fomula: C2H7NO3S

Molecular weight:125.15

Appearance: White crystalline powder

Assay:99%

Taurine Typical Properties

Item	Standard of JP16	Standard of USP38
Characteristics	A white crystalline powder, odorless
Identification	Positive	Positive
Clarity and color of solution	Clear and colorless	———-
Chloride	0.011% max	0.05% max
Sulfate	0.010% max	0.03%max
Ammonium	0.02% max	———–
Heavy metals	10 ppm max	15ppm max
Iron	10ppm max	30ppm max
PH	4.1~5.6	———-
Related substances	Meet to requirement	———-
Loss on drying	0.20%(105℃, 2 hours) max	0.3%(105℃, 3 hours) max
Residue on ignition	0.1% max	0.3%max
Assay (dried)	99.0%~101.0%	98.5%~101.5%
Total plate count	NMT 100/g	NMT 1000/g
Mold	NMT 50/g	NMT 50/g
Yeast	NMT 50/g	NMT 50/g
Salmonella	Negative/385g	Negative/385g
Staphylococcus aureus	Negative/25g	Netative/25g
Related compounds	Meet to requirement	0.5% max
Residual solvents	———–	Meer to requirement

TaurineApplication

1.Taurine supplement

Although taurine is not an amino acid that constitutes a protein, it is widely distributed and is an essential amino acid for human growth. It plays an important role in promoting the growth of important organs such as the brain of children, especially infants and young children.

It is used as a nutritional fortifier ( especially for infants without breastfeeding ).

2.Taurine in energy drinks

It is an important energy additive for sports nutrition foods.

3.Taurine in medicine

It is used to treat diseases such as colds, fever, neuralgia, tonsillitis, bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis and drug poisoning.

4.Taurine in other industries

It is used in the detergent industry and in the production of fluorescent whitening agents. It is also used in other organic synthesis and biochemical reagents.

5.Taurine effects

It is a non-selective endogenous agonists of glycine receptor.It is an essential sulfonated amino acid that regulates apoptosis in some cells and participates in many metabolic activities in the body. It is the metabolites of methionine and cysteine.