Peroxytaurine appears to be the underresearched product of superoxide oxidation of taurine, including in cooked food.[1]

Peroxytaurine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C2H7NO4S/c3-1-2-8(5,6)7-4/h4H,1-3H2
    Key: XYHRDVAQTMAJSY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=S(=O)(OO)CCN
Properties
C2H7NO4S
Molar mass 141.14 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Taurine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

References

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  1. ^ Grove, Roxanna Q.; Karpowicz, Steven J. (2017). "Reaction of hypotaurine or taurine with superoxide produces the organic peroxysulfonic acid peroxytaurine". Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 108: 575–584. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.04.342. PMID 28438660. S2CID 4722763.