RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0136027
RefMet nameHypotaurine
Systematic name2-aminoethane-1-sulfinic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass109.019751 (neutral)
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FormulaC2H7NO2SView other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37525 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C2H7NO2S/c3-1-2-6(4)5/h1-3H2,(H,4,5)
InChIKeyVVIUBCNYACGLLV-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(CS(=O)O)N
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic acids
Main ClassSulfinic acids
Sub ClassSulfinic acids
Distribution of Hypotaurine in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Hypotaurine
External Links
Pubchem CID107812
ChEBI ID16668
KEGG IDC00519
HMDB IDHMDB0000965
Chemspider ID96959
MetaCyc IDHYPOTAURINE
EPA CompToxDTXCID60212723
Spectral data for Hypotaurine standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Hypotaurine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R02466 3-Sulfino-L-alanine <=> Hypotaurine + CO23-sulfino-L-alanine carboxy-lyase
R02467 Cysteamine + Oxygen <=> HypotaurineCysteamine:oxygen oxidoreductase
R12959 Hypotaurine + NADPH + H+ + Oxygen <=> Taurine + NADP+ + H2Odimethylaniline monooxygenase (N-oxide forming) / hypotaurine monooxygenase [EC:1.14.13.8 1.8.1.-]

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Hypotaurine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00430 Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism 3
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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