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Definition of Taurine

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling a bull.

2. Noun. A colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals.

Definition of Taurine

1. a. Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

2. n. A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C₂H₇NSO₃.

Definition of Taurine

1. Adjective. Pertaining to a bull; bull-like. ¹

2. Noun. (biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Taurine

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Taurine

1. Is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body. It is found in the central nervous system, skeletal muscle and is very concentrated in the brain and heart. It is synthesised from the amino acids methionine and cysteine, in conjunction with vitamin B6. Animal protein is a good source of taurine, as it is not found in vegetable protein. Vegetarians with an unbalanced protein intake and therefore deficient in methionine or cysteine may have difficulty manufacturing taurine. Dietary intake is thought to be more important in women as the female hormone oestradiol depresses the formation of taurine in the liver. Taurine seems to inhibit and modulate neurotransmitters in the brain. (04 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taurine

tauonic tauons taupe taupes taupie taupies tauranin taurate taurean tauric

tauricornous tauridor tauridors tauriform taurin taurine (current term) taurine dehydrogenase taurines taurochenodeoxycholic acid taurochenodeoxycholic acid 6alpha-hydroxylase

taurocholate taurocholic taurocholic acid tauroctonies tauroctony taurodeoxycholic acid taurodontism taurodontisms taurokathapsia taurolithocholic acid

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