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Taurine

Taurine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body but is not built into proteins; it acts as an osmolyte, forms bile salts and modulates intracellular calcium, and its deficiency is associated with cardiomyopathy and retinal damage.

What the evidence says

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established — replicated in humans, or settled by a regulator

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  • citation added pmid 23170060 cited as established: Taurine's physiological roles and the consequences of its deficiency · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • created page created as 'Taurine' with aliases 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • kind set kind set to small_molecule: palette r2 · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added identity: PubChem CID 1123: Taurine, C2H7NO3S, 125.15 g/mol. · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added identity: CAS registry number 107-35-7. · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added identity: IUPAC name: 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid. · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added summary: Taurine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body but is not built into proteins; it acts as an osmolyte, form · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added summary: Circulating taurine fell with age in mice, monkeys and humans, and taurine supplementation lengthened health span in mic · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • citation added pmid 37289866 cited as preclinical: Taurine decline with age; supplementation extended health span in mice and monkeys · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody

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