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Title
Taurine
Author/Creator
Baines, Surinder
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Health Sciences
Description
Taurine occurs as one of the most abundant free amino acids in a wide variety of animal tissues; it is mostly absent from plants. In man and other mammals, the highest taurine concentrations are found in heart, retina, spleen and bone marrow. Blood cells such as platelets and leucocytes are also very rich in taurine. Traditionally taurine has been regarded as an end product of methionine metabolism. Other pathways for taurine biosynthesis exist but they have not been fully characterised and in mammals the cysteinsulfinate pathway seems to be the major pathway.
Relation
Herbs & Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide p. 881-885
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http://store.elsevier.com/Herbs-and-Natural-Supplements/Lesley-Braun/isbn-9780729539104
Date
2010
Publisher
Elsevier Australia
Keyword(s)
taurine;  amino acids;  animal tissues;  blood cells
Resource Type
book chapter
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932311
Identifier
ISBN:9780729539104
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