Taurine PharmaGrade, Ajinomoto, Manufactured under appropriate GMP controls for pharma or biopharmaceutical production, suitable for cell culture

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Synonyms: 2-Aminoethanesulfonic acid

Molecular Formula: C2H7NO3S

Molecular Weight: 125.15

Linear Structural Formula: NH2CH2CH2SO3H

MDL Number: MFCD00008197

Purity: >=98.5%

Melting Point: >300 C (lit.)

Application: Taurine is a derivative of the sulfur-containing (sulfhydryl) amino acid cysteine. Taurine is one of the few known naturally occurring sulfonic acids. It is a conditionally essential sulfonated amino acid which modulates apoptosis in some cells; functions in many metabolic activities; a product of methionine and cysteine metabolism. It can be used as a cell culture media component for the commercial biomanufacture of therapeutic recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.

Biochem Physiol Actions: Non-selective endogenous agonist at glycine receptors. Conditionally essential sulfonated amino acid which modulates apoptosis in some cells; functions in many metabolic activities; a product of methionine and cysteine metabolism.

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