What is Taurine?
{{chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 413848354 | ImageFile_Ref = {{chemboximage|correct|??}} | ImageFile = Taurine.svg | ImageAlt = Skeletal formula of taurine | ImageFile1 = Taurine zwitterion ball.png | ImageSize1 = 180 | ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the taurine zwitterion | ImageFile2 = Taurine zwitterion spacefill.png | ImageSize2 = 180 | ImageAlt2 = Space-filling model of the taurine zwitterion | ImageSize = | PIN = 2-Aminoethane-1-sulfonic acid | OtherNames = 2-Aminoethanesulfonic acid<br />Tauric acid |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | Abbreviations = | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 1EQV5MLY3D | InChI = 1/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-3H2,(H,4,5,6) | InChIKey = XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYAA | ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEMBL = 239243 | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-3H2,(H,4,5,6) | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo = 107-35-7 | EINECS = | PubChem = 1123 | IUPHAR_ligand = 2379 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 1091 | DrugBank_Ref = {{drugbankcite|changed|drugbank}} | DrugBank = DB01956 | SMILES = O=S(=O)(O)CCN | RTECS = | MeSHName = | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}} | ChEBI = 15891 | KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|correct|kegg}} | KEGG = }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=2 | H=7 | N=1 | O=3 | S=1 | MolarMass = 125.14 g/mol | Appearance = | Density = 1.734&nbsp;g/cm<sup>3</sup> (at −173.15&nbsp;°C) | MeltingPtC = 305.11 | MeltingPt_notes = | BoilingPt = | BoilingPt_notes = | Solubility = | SolubleOther = | Solvent = | pKa = <0, 9.06 | pKb = | IsoelectricPt = | LambdaMax = | Absorbance = | SpecRotation = | RefractIndex = | Viscosity = | Dipole = }}}} '''Taurine''' is an [[organic compound]]. It is up to 0.1% of total human body weight, and is a main constituent of [[bile]]. Taurine is essential for the heart, the [[skeletal mus