Hypotaurine

Hypotaurine
Names
	IUPAC name 2-Aminoethanesulfinic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	300-84-5
ChEBI	CHEBI:57853
ChemSpider	96959
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
KEGG	C00519
PubChem	107812
UNII	5L08GE4332
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H7NO2S/c3-1-2-6(4)5/h1-3H2,(H,4,5) Key: VVIUBCNYACGLLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2H7NO2S/c3-1-2-6(4)5/h1-3H2,(H,4,5) Key: VVIUBCNYACGLLV-UHFFFAOYAM ;
	SMILES O=S(O)CCN ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H7NO2S
Molar mass	109.15 g/mol
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hypotaurine is a sulfinic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of taurine. Like taurine, it also acts as an endogenous neurotransmitter via action on the glycine receptors.^[1]

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↑ Kalir, Asher; Kalir, Henry H. "Biological activity of sulfinic acid derivatives" in Chemistry of Sulphinic Acids, Esters Their Derivatives Edited by Patai, Saul. Wiley, New York, 1990, pp. 665.