Taurine

Name: Taurine
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0209
Price: 72 USD

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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

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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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility for Taurine

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
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Solubility	water	12.51	100

Preparing Stock Solutions for Taurine

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 125.14.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	7.99 mL	39.96 mL	79.91 mL
5 mM	1.60 mL	7.99 mL	15.98 mL
10 mM	0.80 mL	4.00 mL	7.99 mL
50 mM	0.16 mL	0.80 mL	1.60 mL

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References for Taurine

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Surendran An improved protocol for generation and characterization of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium cells STAR Protoc. 2022 PMID: 36386870
Boldyrev Carnosine and taurine protect rat cerebellar granular cells from free radical damage. Neurosci.Lett. 1999 PMID: 10213162
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
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

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