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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Acyclic > Alkanes > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine
... > Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine

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Taurine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Taufon
  • Tauphon

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  • /biosyn /physiol permitted

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013654

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