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The Biology of Taurine in Nutrition and Development

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Advances in Nutritional Research

Abstract

Taurine, 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is a simple sulfur-containing compound, molecular weight 125, which is ubiquitous in nature (Fig. 1). It is known to have been present in living organisms since 1827 (Tiedemann and Gmelin, 1827), and conceivably it existed even before the origin of life (Choughuley and Lemmon, 1966). Taurine is one of the most abundant amino acids present in mammals, but it takes part in few biochemical reactions, and little is known of its function. It is used for conjugation with bile acids in the liver, an observation first reported in 1849 (Strecker, 1849) and confirmed repeatedly (Danielsson, 1963; Haslewood, 1964; Hofmann, 1976; Vessey, 1978).

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Sturman, J.A., Hayes, K.C. (1980). The Biology of Taurine in Nutrition and Development. In: Draper, H.H. (eds) Advances in Nutritional Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4448-4_9

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