Taurine
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2-Aminoethane-1-sulfonic acid | |
| Other names
2-Aminoethanesulfonic acid
Tauric acid | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.168 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H7NO3S | |
| Molar mass | 125.14 g/mol |
| Density | 1.734 g/cm3 (at −173.15 °C) |
| Melting point | 305.11 °C (581.20 °F; 578.26 K) |
| Acidity (pKa) | <0, 9.06 |
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Taurine is an organic compound. It is up to 0.1% of total human body weight, and is a main constituent of bile. Taurine is essential for the heart, the skeletal muscles, the retina, and the nerves. The body makes it from the amino acid cysteine.
Taurine comes from the Latin /taurus/ which means bull or ox. It was first extracted from ox bile in 1827.[1]
Food
[change | change source]Taurine is in fish and meat.[2][3][4] The daily intake is around 58 mg (range from 9 to 400 mg). It is low or negligible from a strict vegan diet. Taurine intake is generally less than 200 mg/day.[5]
Energy drinks
[change | change source]Synthetic taurine is used to make some "energy drinks". Many contain 1000 mg per serving,[6] and some as much as 2000 mg.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ F. Tiedemann, L. Gmelin; Gmelin (1827). "Einige neue Bestandtheile der Galle des Ochsen". Annalen der Physik. 85 (2): 326–37. Bibcode:1827AnP....85..326T. doi:10.1002/andp.18270850214.
- ↑ Bouckenooghe T, Remacle C, Reusens B (2006). "Is taurine a functional nutrient?". Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 9 (6): 728–33. doi:10.1097/01.mco.0000247469.26414.55. PMID 17053427. S2CID 24064647.
- ↑ Brosnan J, Brosnan M (2006). "The sulfur-containing amino acids: an overview". J Nutr. 136 (6 Suppl): 1636S–40S. doi:10.1093/jn/136.6.1636S. PMID 16702333.
- ↑ Huxtable RJ (1992). "Physiological actions of taurine". Physiol Rev. 72 (1): 101–163. doi:10.1152/physrev.1992.72.1.101. PMID 1731369.
- ↑ "Opinion on Caffeine, Taurine and D-Glucurono — g -Lactone as constituents of so-called "energy" drinks". Directorate-General Health and Consumers, European Commission, European Union. 1999-01-21.
- ↑ rockstar69.com Original Rockstar Ingredients Archived 2007-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Chang, PL (2008-05-03). "Nos Energy Drink – Review". energyfanatics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2010-05-21.