Compound
taurocyamine
Zwitterionic form of taurocyamine arising from transfer of a proton from the sulfo to the guanidino group; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58064), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C3H9N3O3S
- Mass
- 167.19 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- JKLRIMRKZBSSED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- NC(=[NH2+])NCCS(=O)(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: taurocyamine · Sources: Rhea
- taurocyamine is a substrate of AGMATProteinRhea RHEA:75931Inferred only
- taurocyamine is a substrate of GATMProteinRhea RHEA:75947Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
taurocyamine+ATP(4-)CHEBI:57838+ADP(3-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:22516CC BY 4.0Reference data
taurocyamine+waterurea+taurine
Catalysed by AGMAT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:75931CC BY 4.0Reference data
taurine+L-argininetaurocyamine+L-ornithine
Catalysed by GATM
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:75947CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: taurocyamine
- Systematic name
- 2-{[amino(iminio)methyl]amino}ethanesulfonate