Definitions for taurine
ˈtɔr in, -ɪntau·rine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taurineadjective

   a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals

2. taurineadjective

   of or relating to or resembling a bull

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taurinenoun

   An amino-sulfonic acid, NHCHCHSOH, that has regulatory functions in mammals.

2. Etymology: From taurinus, from taurus.

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1. Taurine

   Taurine (), or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is a non-proteinogenic amino sulfonic acid that is widely-distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine, and accounts for up to 0.1% of total human body weight. It 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. It was discovered in human bile in 1846 by Edmund Ronalds.It has many biological roles, such as conjugation of bile acids, antioxidation, osmoregulation, membrane stabilization, and modulation of calcium signaling. It is essential for cardiovascular function, and development and function of skeletal muscle, the retina, and the central nervous system. Taurine concentrations in land plants are very low or undetectable, but up to 1000 nmol/g wet weight have been found in algae.It is an unusual example of a naturally occurring sulfonic acid.

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1. taurine

   Taurine is a type of amino acid that is naturally present in the human body. It plays a crucial role in several essential biological processes like regulation of heartbeat, muscle contraction, energy generation, and antioxidant activity. Its name comes from the Latin word "Taurus," which means bull, as it was first isolated from ox bile in 1827. It's commonly found in meat and fish and is often included as an ingredient in energy drinks. Unlike most amino acids, it isn't used to build proteins.

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1. Taurineadjective

   of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle

2. Taurinenoun

   a body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C2H7NSO3

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1. Taurine

   Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic acid widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine and accounts for approximately 0.1% of total human body weight. Taurine has many fundamental biological roles such as conjugation of bile acids, antioxidation, osmoregulation, membrane stabilization and modulation of calcium signaling. It is essential for cardiovascular function, and development and function of skeletal muscle, the retina and the central nervous system. Taurine is unusual among biological molecules in being a sulfonic acid, while the vast majority of biologically occurring acids contain the more weakly acidic carboxyl group. While taurine is sometimes called an amino acid, and indeed is an acid containing an amino group, it is not an amino acid in the usual biochemical meaning of the term, which refers to compounds containing both an amino and a carboxyl group.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Taurine

   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.

Anagrams for taurine »

1. uranite

2. ruinate

3. urinate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taurine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of taurine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of taurine in a Sentence

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   There's been several cases described of people that have gone into cardiac arrest after consuming more than one energy beverage, and when they've done sort of further analysis on these individuals, they haven't been able to find anything abnormal other than the very high levels of caffeine and taurine in the toxicology, in one case, a young 28-year-old who drunk eight cans of an energy drink actually went into cardiac arrest, and they found John Higgins arteries of John Higgins heart were completely locked up. When they were able to open them up, all the testing revealed nothing wrong with this person other than he had high levels of caffeine and taurine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taurine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taurine
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taurine
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taurine