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Phytochemical Details
01. General Information
Name Taurine
PubChem CID 1123
Molecular Weight 125.15g/mol
Synonyms

Taufon, Tauphon, Taurine, Taurine Hydrochloride, Taurine Zinc Salt (2:1), Taurine, Monopotassium Salt

Formula C₂H₇NO₃S
SMILES C(CS(=O)(=O)O)N
InChI 1S/C2H7NO3S/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-3H2,(H,4,5,6)
InChIKey XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number 107-35-7
ChEMBL ID CHEMBL239243
ChEBI ID CHEBI:15891
Herb ID HBIN045582
Drug Bank ID DB01956
KEGG ID C00245
Toxicity Organism Test Type Route(Dose)
rat LD50 intraperitoneal(165 mg/kg)
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal(254 mg/kg)
rat LD50 oral(322 mg/kg)
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02. Source Information of Phytochemical
(1) Croton tiglium Hot
Chineses Pinyin BaDou
Use Part Seed, Root, Leaf
Habitat SiChuan, HuNan, HuBei, YunNan, GuiZhou, GuangXi, GuangDong, FuJian, TaiWan, ZheJiang, JiangSu
Flavor Pungent
Meridian Tropism Stomach, Large intestine
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Euphorbiaceae
     -->Genus: Croton
      -->Species: Croton tiglium
(2) Laminaria japonica Cold
Chineses Pinyin KunBu
Use Part Dried Thallus
Habitat ShanDong, LiaoNing, ZheJiang
Flavor Salty
Meridian Tropism Liver, Stomach, Kidney
(3) Artemisia scoparia Cold
Chineses Pinyin YinChen
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat China
Flavor Bitter, Pungent
Meridian Tropism Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Asterales
    -->Family: Asteraceae
     -->Genus: Artemisia
      -->Species: Artemisia scoparia
(4) Lycium chinense Cold
Chineses Pinyin DiGuPi
Use Part Root Bark
Habitat China
Flavor Sweet
Meridian Tropism Lung, Liver, Kidney
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Solanales
    -->Family: Solanaceae
     -->Genus: Lycium
      -->Species: Lycium chinense
(5) Lycium barbarum Even
Chineses Pinyin GouQiZi
Use Part Fruit
Habitat HeBei, NeiMengGu, Shaanxi
Flavor Sweet
Meridian Tropism Liver, Kidney
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Solanales
    -->Family: Solanaceae
     -->Genus: Lycium
      -->Species: Lycium barbarum
(6) Lycium barbarum Cool
Chineses Pinyin GouQiYe
Use Part Leaf
Habitat NingXia, Shaanxi, GanSu, QingHai, NingXia, XinJiang
Flavor Bitter, Sweet
Meridian Tropism Liver, Spleen
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Solanales
    -->Family: Solanaceae
     -->Genus: Lycium
      -->Species: Lycium barbarum
(7) Artemisia vestita Cold
Chineses Pinyin MaoLianHao
Use Part Stem, Leaf
Habitat HeiLongJiang, JiLin, LiaoNing, SiChuan, GuiZhou, YunNan, XiZang, ChongQing, XinJiang
Flavor Bitter
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Asterales
    -->Family: Asteraceae
     -->Genus: Artemisia
      -->Species: Artemisia vestita
(8) Homo sapiens Cool
Chineses Pinyin NiuHuang
Use Part Gallstone
Flavor Sweet
Meridian Tropism Liver; Heart
Species
>Kingdom: Metazoa
 -->Phylum: Chordata
  -->Class: Mammalia
   -->Order: Primates
    -->Family: Hominidae
     -->Genus: Homo
      -->Species: Homo sapiens
03. Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s)
Synergistic Effect
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Combination Pair ID: 519
Pair Name Taurine, Temozolomide
Partner Name Temozolomide
Disease Info [ICD-11: 2A00] Glioblastoma multiforme Investigative
Biological Phenomena Induction-->Blockade of cell cycle in G2/M phase
Gene Regulation Down-regulation Phosphorylation AKT1 hsa207
Up-regulation Expression BAX hsa581
Down-regulation Expression BCL2 hsa596
In Vitro Model U-251MG Astrocytoma Homo sapiens (Human) CVCL_0021
Result The study showed that the combination between TMZ and TAU has a potential in anticancer properties against U-251 MG manifested by the induction of G2/M arrest and apoptosis. These results suggest that this combination may be useful to enhance the efficacy and reduce some adverse events of GBM treatment in the future.
04. Reference
No. Title Href
1 Synergistic Effects of Taurine and Temozolomide Via Cell Proliferation Inhibition and Apoptotic Induction on U-251 MG Human Glioblastoma Cells. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2021 Dec 1;22(12):4001-4009. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.12.4001. Click
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