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Taurine or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid is an organic acid with a sulfonic acid group and an amino group. Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid and not an amino acid and therefore cannot form peptides. It is produced in metabolism as a breakdown product of the amino acid cysteine. | Taurine or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid is an organic acid with a sulfonic acid group and an amino group. Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid and not an amino acid and therefore cannot form peptides. It is produced in metabolism as a breakdown product of the amino acid cysteine. | ||
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Baliou S, Adamaki M, Ioannou P, et al. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8240184/pdf/mmr-24-02-12242.pdf Protective role of taurine against oxidative stress (Review)]. Mol Med Rep. 2021;24(2):605 | |||
[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mnfr.201800536 Taurine is Involved in Energy Metabolism in Muscles, Adipose Tissue, and the Liver] | [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mnfr.201800536 Taurine is Involved in Energy Metabolism in Muscles, Adipose Tissue, and the Liver] | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 30 October 2022
Taurine or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid is an organic acid with a sulfonic acid group and an amino group. Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid and not an amino acid and therefore cannot form peptides. It is produced in metabolism as a breakdown product of the amino acid cysteine.
Baliou S, Adamaki M, Ioannou P, et al. Protective role of taurine against oxidative stress (Review). Mol Med Rep. 2021;24(2):605
Taurine is Involved in Energy Metabolism in Muscles, Adipose Tissue, and the Liver