0 a type of amino acid (= one of the chemical substances found in plants and animals that combine to make proteins):
Reduction of cystine oxidation is further indicated by lower plasma taurine concentration in control sheep.
Even so, there is no evidence that taurine is an endogenous modulator of connexin channels in cells.
The increased distance between taurine-release sites and glycinergic receptors might significantly reduce the number of receptors activated by the endogenous amino acid.
Selective plasma transfer of taurine and hypotaurine and/or synthesis of these compounds are more important in oviduct wall than in the follicle.
Whereas taurine-conjugated bile acids are well tolerated, glycine-conjugated bile acids are extremely cytotoxic.
In contrast, our study shows that taurine-conjugated bile acids is toxic to a cell type that is not normally exposed to bile acids.
Oxidation of hypotaurine to taurine by ultraviolet irradiation.
We have shown that hypotaurine and taurine are synthesised from methionine by spermatozoa and tubal cells in vitro.
