Taurine

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000107-35-7

Chemical Formula

C2-H7-N-O3-S

Molecular Weight

125

Therapeutic Categories

Drug for metabolic disease treatment

Cardiac agent

Chemical Name

2-Aminoethanesulphonic acid (BAN)

Foreign Names

• Taurinum (Latin)
• Taurin (German)
• Taurine (French)
• Taurina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Aminoethylsulfonic Acid (OS: JAN)
• Taurina (OS: DCIT)
• Taurine (OS: DCF, BAN)
• Taurine (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Dibicor
  Pik-Pharma, Russian Federation



• Taurex
  Medica Pedia, Philippines



• Taurine
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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