Magnesium taurate

Magnesium taurate

Identifiers
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	16432063
PubChem CID	13343447
InChI InChI=1S/2C2H7NO3S.Mg/c2*3-1-2-7(4,5)6;/h2*1-3H2,(H,4,5,6);/q;;+2/p-2 Key: YZURQOBSFRVSEB-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES C(CS(=O)(=O)[O-])N.C(CS(=O)(=O)[O-])N.[Mg+2]
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H12MgN2O6S2
Molar mass	272.57 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Magnesium taurate, also known as magnesium ditaurate, is the magnesium salt of taurine, and a mineral supplement.

It contains 8.9% elemental magnesium by mass. Accordingly, 100 mg of magnesium is contained in 1121 mg of magnesium taurate.

Magnesium taurate has been suggested with applicability to vascular protection,myocardial infarction,pre-eclampsia,eclampsia,perinatal asphyxia, and migraine. It has been studied in rats for delaying the onset and progression of cataract.

Due to the expected dissociation of magnesium taurate in the body before absorption, safety data on magnesium and taurine can be used to evaluate the safety of magnesium taurate.

Taurine has an observed safe level of supplemental intake in normal healthy adults at up to 3 g/day. Using the same level as an approximation for taurate yields a limit of 3.3 g/day for magnesium taurate, or alternatively 300 mg/day for elemental magnesium as taurate.