Taurine

Recent studies have revealed the interchangeable and potentiating roles of magnesium and taurine in human physiology. Data show that magnesium plays an important role in the metabolic regulation of taurine, and taurine can substitute for magnesium in the presence of overt and subclinical magnesium deficiency states.

Magnesium deficits may be either latent (i.e., without disturbances in blood Mg, Ca and intracellular K) or patent, with a rich symptomatology (i.e., with hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia and decreased intracellular potassium).

Characteristics of Mg and Taurine

Black bear bile has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat liver and eye related illnesses for centuries. A major constituent of bile is ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Recent analysis o...

A letter to the editor is presented which analyzes the utility of taurine as a novel preventer of neurofibroma growth.

The article focuses on Taurine, a major inhibitory amino acid. Taurine is a major inhibitory sulfur amino acid. Taurine's structure closely resembles the structure and metabolism of the other inh...