Raw Material Taurine powder Food Nutritional Additive Taurine powder Nutrition Enhancer Taurine
Product Description
Product Details
Product Name |
Taurine |
CAS Number |
107-35-7 |
Molecular Formula |
C2H7NO3S |
Molecular Weight |
125.15 |
Quality Standard |
JP17/USP40 |
Taurine is a simple sulfur-containing amino acid in animals, chemically known as 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, molecular formula C2H7NO3S, molecular weight 125.15, odorless, slightly acidic, its dilute solution is neutral, stable to heat, in human and animal bile with bile acid, in the bound form; and in the brain, ovary, heart, liver, lactation, pineal gland, pituitary gland It is present in free form in tissues such as brain, ovary, heart, liver, lactate, pineal gland, pituitary gland, retina and adrenal gland, totaling 12-18g, but is not involved in protein synthesis. Taurine is a conditionally essential amino acid for human body, and has an important role in the development of fetal and infant nervous system. Taurine is widely used in medicine, food additive, fluorescent whitening agent, organic synthesis, etc. It can also be used as biochemical reagent, wetting agent, pH buffer, etc.
Application&Function
Application
Food grade: In food industry taurine can be added to dairy products, beverage, monosodium glutamate,milk, milk powder and bean products.
Medicine grade: Taurine can accelerate the differentiation and development of nerve cell, enhance immunocompetence. Also has the effect on stronging liver and gall, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory, reducing the blood pressure and blood sugar, preventing arrhythmias
Taurine is a non-protein amino acid. As a nutritive fortifier, taurine is beneficial to the brain development, nerve conduction, visual function improvement, calcium absorption and lipid digestion and absorption of infants and young children. It is a kind of amino acid with special physiological function in human body. Originally discovered in the bile of male cattle, it is used not only in medicine but also in industries such as food.
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