taurine

biologically significant aminosulfonic acid
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q207051
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taurine

Summary

taurine is a type of chemical entity[1]. taurine ranks in the top 0.94% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,677 views/month, #118 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • taurine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • taurine's chemical structure is recorded as Taurine.svg[4].
  • taurine's GND ID is recorded as 4138385-0[5].
  • taurine's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 107-35-7[6].
  • taurine's EC number is recorded as 203-483-8[7].
  • taurine's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CS(=O)(=O)O)N[8].
  • taurine's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-3H2,(H,4,5,6)[9].
  • taurine's InChIKey is recorded as XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • taurine's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85132790[11].
  • taurine's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12265266q[12].
  • taurine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₇NO₃S[13].
  • taurine's subclass of is recorded as sulfonic acid[14].
  • taurine's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00572736[15].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as taurine binding[16].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as L-cysteine catabolic process to taurine[17].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as taurine catabolic process[18].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as taurine metabolic process[19].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as taurine:sodium symporter activity[20].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as ABC-type taurine transporter transporter activity[21].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as taurine transport[22].
  • taurine's part of is recorded as taurine biosynthetic process[23].
  • taurine's Commons category is recorded as Taurine[24].
  • taurine's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D013654[25].
  • taurine's has part is recorded as nitrogen[26].
  • taurine's has part is recorded as oxygen[27].

Why It Matters

taurine ranks in the top 0.94% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,677 views/month, #118 of 12,596).[2] taurine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] taurine is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_taurine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{taurine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/taurine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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