Biologically Active Substance
taurine Audio
tau·rine [ tawr-ahyn, -in ]
Brand Names:
Aminosyn-PF 10 %, Sulfite-Free; Aminosyn-PF 7%; PremaSol; Trophamine 10 %; Trophamine 6 %
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Non-protein amino acid with sulfonic acid group.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Oxidized sulfur-containing amine occurring conjugated in the bile; may also be a central nervous system neurotransmitter or neuromodulator.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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