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Taurine

An amino sulfonic acid abundant in animal tissues: unlike common amino acids it is not used to build proteins, but it is a major constituent of bile, where it is used to form bile salts. This family brings together the active ingredient, nitrosamines and other impurities.

Did you know?Its name comes from the Latin taurus, bull: it was first isolated in 1827 from ox bile by the Germans Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin.

TaurineGo to the active ingredient →
TaurineActive ingredientTaurineCat. No. P-T019-001CAS 107-35-7

EDQM standards 1

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceTaurine CRSEDQM code Y0002453Family Taurine

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