Magnesium taurate
Magnesium taurate, also known as magnesium ditaurate,[1] is the magnesium salt of taurine, and a mineral supplement.[2]
Its molecular weight is 272.58288 g/mol.[3] As such, it contains 8.9% elemental magnesium by mass. Accordingly, 100 mg of magnesium is contained in 1121 mg of magnesium taurate.
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Uses
Magnesium taurate has been suggested with applicability to vascular protection,[2] myocardial infarction,[2] pre-eclampsia,[2][4] eclampsia,[4] perinatal asphyxia,[4] and migraine.[5] It has been studied in rats for delaying the onset and progression of cataract.[6]
Safety
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.[1]
Taurine has an observed safe level of supplemental intake in normal healthy adults at up to 3 g/day.[7] 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.
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