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taurine

biologically significant aminosulfonic acid
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taurine

Summary

taurine is a type of chemical entity[1]. taurine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • taurine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • taurine's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CS(=O)(=O)O)N[4].
  • taurine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₇NO₃S[5].
  • taurine is a type of sulfonic acid[6].
  • taurine is part of taurine binding[7].
  • taurine is part of L-cysteine catabolic process to taurine[8].
  • taurine is part of taurine catabolic process[9].
  • taurine is part of taurine metabolic process[10].
  • taurine is part of taurine:sodium symporter activity[11].
  • taurine is part of ABC-type taurine transporter transporter activity[12].
  • taurine is part of taurine transport[13].
  • taurine is part of taurine biosynthetic process[14].
  • taurine's Commons category is recorded as Taurine[15].
  • taurine comprises nitrogen[16].
  • taurine comprises oxygen[17].
  • taurine comprises sulfur[18].
  • taurine comprises carbon[19].
  • taurine comprises hydrogen[20].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[21].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Axinella polypoides[22].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Stylissa carteri[23].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Welsh onion[24].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Allium sativum[25].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Aplysina[26].
  • taurine's found in taxon is recorded as Artemisia afra[27].

Why It Matters

taurine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] taurine is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Axiphenylalaninium and axityrosinium, modified amino acids from the Mediterranean marine sponge Axinella polypoides.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Nitrogen-containing metabolites of the marine sponge Acanthella carteri. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Occurrence of taurine in plants.. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Arginine is not responsible for the activation of nitric oxide synthase by garlic. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Two New Bromotyrosine-Derived Metabolites From an Australian Marine Sponge, Aplysina sp. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Constituents of Artemisia afra. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National drug code → 43742-0658, 12497-1047, 90027-016 +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3640]]: 43857-0229, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/139661559|Taurine (#139661559)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5348|National Drug Code Li"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens, Axinella polypoides, Stylissa carteri +36
    Subclass of → —
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.734'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+305'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560836305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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