Term: taurine
Literally
meaning: “pertaining
to bull”
Origin: Anc Greek
ταύρος/taurus (=bull, ox)
Coined/History
Taurine isolated in 1827 by
German Friedrich Triedemann (1781-18861) and Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853) who isolated it from ox bile.
Source
F. Tiedemann, L. Gmelin (1827).
"Einige neue Bestandtheile der Galle des Ochsen". Annalen der Physik 85 (2): 326–37.
Definition
Taurine is a free amino acid and not part of any protein
in human body. It is essential in newborns but in adults it can be synthesized by sulphur-containing cysteine. Taurine is important for skeletal muscle
function and the development of retina and the central nervous system. It has
also a detoxifying effect in some organs like pancreas and liver. It is
found in foods like meat, dairy
products, poultry and eggs.
Sourse
1 De la Puerta C, Arrieta FJ, Balsa JA, Botella-Carretero JI, Zamarrón I, Vázquez C.Taurine and glucose metabolism: a review. Nut Hosp. 2010 Nov-Dec;25(6):910-9.
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