After its discovery, taurine was considered non-essential and biologically inert, however a multitude of functions have now been identified. (intechopen.com)
Tissues1
Taurine ( / ˈ t ɔː r iː n / ), or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid , is a non-proteinogenic amino sulfonic acid that is widely distributed in animal tissues. (cloudfront.net)
Taurus2
Taurine was identified almost two centuries ago and was named after the ox, Bos taurus , since it was first isolated from the bile of ox [ 1 ]. (intechopen.com)
Taurine is named after Latin taurus ( cognate to Ancient Greek ταῦρος, taûros ) meaning bull or ox , as it was first isolated from ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin . (cloudfront.net)
Meat3
As obligate carnivores, cats have specific requirements for their dietary nutrients, namely nutrients found only in meat, such as taurine, arginine, and Vitamin B6. (wikipedia.org)
Taurine occurs naturally in fish and meat. (cloudfront.net)
In another study, taurine intake was estimated to be generally less than 200 mg/day, even in individuals eating a high-meat diet. (cloudfront.net)
Acid7
Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a sulphur-containing compound characterized as an amino acid. (intechopen.com)
The presence of a sulfonic group, as opposed to a carboxyl group in other amino acids, gives taurine a pKa value of 1.5 and it is the most acidic amino acid. (intechopen.com)
Synthetic taurine is obtained by the ammonolysis of isethionic acid (2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid), which in turn is obtained from the reaction of ethylene oxide with aqueous sodium bisulfite . (cloudfront.net)
Taurine concentrations in land plants are very low or undetectable, but up to 1,000 nmol/g wet weight have been found in algae . (cloudfront.net)
A pair of principal enzymes, glutamate dehydrogenase and glutamine synthatase, are found in all organisms and effect the conversion of ammonia into the amino acids glutamate and glutamine, respectively. (medmuv.com)
Amino6
The sulfur amino acid (cysteine + methionine) content of the experimental lines ranged from 1.1 % to 1.26 % while the parents Lee 5 and CS had 0.79 % and 1.1 %, respectively. (bvsalud.org)
A simple, sensitive and green micellar liquid chromatographic method (RP-HPLC) was developed for enantioseparation of four racemic amino acids, namely, (RS)-selenomethionine, (RS)-methionine, (RS)-cysteine and (RS)-penicillamine. (bvsalud.org)
HN - 2006(1981) MH - 2-Aminoadipate Transaminase UI - D051307 MN - D8.811.913.477.700.120 MS - A PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE containing enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of amino group of L-2-aminoadipate onto 2-OXOGLUTARATE to generate 2-oxoadipate and L-GLUTAMATE. (nih.gov)
use AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN 1979, & KETO ACIDS & VALERATES 1973-1979 MH - 3-Hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-Dioxygenase UI - D050561 MN - D8.811.682.690.416.328 MS - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 3-hydroxyanthranilate to 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate semialdehyde. (nih.gov)
use DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS 1970-1979 MH - 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase UI - D051229 MN - D8.811.913.225.735 MS - An enzyme of the shikimate pathway of AROMATIC AMINO ACID biosynthesis, it generates 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate and ORTHOPHOSPHATE from PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE and SHIKIMATE-3-PHOSPHATE. (nih.gov)
A pair of principal enzymes, glutamate dehydrogenase and glutamine synthatase, are found in all organisms and effect the conversion of ammonia into the amino acids glutamate and glutamine, respectively. (tdmuv.com)