taurine
IPA: tˈɔrin
noun
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.
adjective
- Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.
- (astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
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Examples of "taurine" in Sentences
- Therapeutic applications of taurine.
- Taurine acts as a glycation inhibitor.
- Also added the synthetic taurine part.
- It is a conjugate of cholic acid with taurine.
- A severe taurine deficiency in cats produces blindness.
- Cats can not synthesize taurine from vegetable sources.
- The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and taurine cattle.
- Bile salts are bile acids conjugated to glycine or taurine.
- This enzyme participates in taurine and hypotaurine metabolism.
- It contains the same amount of taurine and caffeine as the other versions.
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