N-Methyltaurine

N-Methyltaurine is a taurine-derived metabolite with a minimum effective concentration of 10 μM for maintaining hamster sperm motility. N-Methyltaurine is the dominant osmolyte of Vespermum virulentum[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[107-68-6]

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Parasite

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/n-methyltaurine.html

Concentration

10mM

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : 6.67 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C) |H2O : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

CNCCS(=O)(=O)O

Molecular Formula

C3H9NO3S

Molecular Weight

139.17

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Ralph B.L. Gwatkin, et al. Effect of Compounds Structurally Related to Taurine and of Taurine Uptake Inhibitors on the Motility of Hamster Sperm In Vitro. Gamete Research. 4:347-350 (1983) .|[2]M Yin, et al. Hypotaurine, N-methyltaurine, taurine, and glycine betaine as dominant osmolytes of vestimentiferan tubeworms from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Physiol Biochem Zool. 2000 Sep-Oct;73 (5) :629-37.