C2H7NO3S
125.15 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Taurine
CAS107-35-7EC203-483-8
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
nutritional supplement
Taurine is a naturally occurring organic compound and a non-proteinogenic amino sulfonic acid that is widely distributed in mammalian tissues. It is structurally distinguished from standard amino acids by containing a sulfonic acid group instead of a carboxylic acid group and is not used for protein synthesis.
nutritional supplement
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Taurine (CAS 107-35-7) is 2921.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2921.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2921 19 99
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
InChIKey
XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CS(=O)(=O)O)N
Synonyms (48)
- Taurine (JP18/USP/INN)
- Taurine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Taurine, cell culture tested, meets USP testing specifications
- 1-Aminoethane-2-sulfonate
- 1-Aminoethane-2-sulfonic acid
- 2-Aminoethylsulfonate
- 2-Aminoethylsulfonic acid
- 2-Sulfoethylamine
- 2-amino-ethanesulfonicaci
- 2-aminoethane-1-sulfonic acid
- 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
- 2-aminoethylsulphonic acid
- 2-azaniumylethanesulfonate
- Aminoethanesulfonic acid
- Aminoethylsulfonate
- Aminoethylsulfonic acid (JAN)
- Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-amino-
- L-Taurine
- L-Taurine 7421
- L-Taurine High
- L-Taurine High 7422
- O-Due
- TAURINE [MART.]
- Taukard
- Taurate
- Taurina
- Taurina [Spanish]
- Taurine (8CI)
- Taurine CRS
- Taurine, >=99.0% (T)
- Taurine, SAJ first grade
- Taurineold
- Taurinum
- Taurinum [Latin]
- aminoethylsulfonic acid
- b-Aminoethylsulfonate
- b-Aminoethylsulfonic acid
- beta-Aminoethylsulfonate
- beta-Aminoethylsulfonic acid
- taufon
- tauphon
- taurine
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