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'''Thiotaurine''' is a bioactive analog of taurine.<ref>{{cite book|pmid=23392947|year=2013|last1=Mathew|first1=E|last2=Barletta|first2=MA|last3=Lau-Cam|first3=CA|chapter=The Effects of Taurine and Thiotaurine on Oxidative Stress in the Aorta and Heart of Diabetic Rats |title=Taurine 8|volume=775|pages=345–69|doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-6130-2_28|series=Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology|isbn=978-1-4614-6129-6}}</ref> It is used as a moisturizer and antioxidant in some cosmetic products.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PubChem |title=Thiotaurine |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6858023 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |language=en}}</ref>
== Preparation == Thiotaurine is made by transsulfuration of thiocysteine and hypotaurine.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Baseggio Conrado |first1=Alessia |title=Thiotaurine: From Chemical and Biological Properties to Role in H2S Signaling |date=2019 |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-13-8023-5_66 |work=Taurine 11 |volume=1155 |pages=755–771 |editor-last=Hu |editor-first=Jianmin |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer Singapore |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-13-8023-5_66 |isbn=978-981-13-8022-8 |access-date=2022-04-25 |last2=Capuozzo |first2=Elisabetta |last3=Mosca |first3=Luciana |last4=Francioso |first4=Antonio |last5=Fontana |first5=Mario |pmid=31468446 |s2cid=201675446 |editor2-last=Piao |editor2-first=Fengyuan |editor3-last=Schaffer |editor3-first=Stephen W. |editor4-last=El Idrissi |editor4-first=Abdeslem|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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