Taurine (2-aminoethane-sulfonice acid) is one of the most abundant amino acids found in the human body. It is involved in cell regulation and modulates the concentration of intracellular free calcium. It also plays a substantial role in many other functions varying from neurotransmition in the central nervous system to promotion of cell differentiation in the brain and also cytoprotection against oxidative stress.nTaurine is not used for protein synthesis, and in addition to its uptake in nutrition it can be synthesized in pancreatic mammalian cells by cysteine dioxygenase and sulfinoalanine decarboxylase enzymes.
