Taurine
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A conditionally essential nutrient, important during mammalian development. It is present in milk but is isolated mostly from ox bile and strongly conjugates bile acids.  /biosyn /physiol permitted    Other names Taurine, Monopotassium Salt; Taurine Zinc Salt (2:1); Taurine Hydrochloride; Tauphon; Taufon
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
NAP taurine [ N-(4-azido-2-nitrophenyl)-2-aminoethylsulfonate ] 57462-29-0 Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-((4-azido-2-nitrophenyl)amino)  Taurine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Affinity Labels; Indicators and Reagents
Biochem Membrane Transport Febs Symp #42 W3 F 115:316;1977; Biochemistry 18(12):2437;1979; Biochemistry 1980;19(4):684; Biochim Biophys Acta 455(2):527;1976; Fed Proc 35(1):3;1976; J Biol Chem 1980;255(7):2637; J Biol Chem 250(20):8174;1975; J Gen Physiol 72(5):607;1978; J Gen Physiol 72(5):631;1978; J Gen Physiol 73(4):493;1979