Nutrition Taurine Food Additive Taurine
Product Description
Product Details
| Product Name |
Taurine |
| Appearance |
White Powder |
| Assay |
99% |
| MW |
125.14688 |
| MF |
C2H7NO3S |
Taurine is not a drug, it is a sulfur-containing alpha amino acid widely present in animals and humans.
Taurine has many important physiological functions in the human body, including regulating osmotic pressure, promoting nerve conduction, antioxidation, protecting the heart muscle and retina, etc. Taurine is often added to energy drinks in the food industry, claiming to improve athletic performance and alertness. However, scientific research results on the effectiveness and safety of taurine supplements are inconsistent, so caution should be exercised when using them, and it is best to do so under the guidance of a doctor.
Application&Function
Taurine is a sulfur-containing non protein amino acid that exists in a free state in the human body and does not participate in the biosynthesis of proteins in the body. However, it plays an important role in human health and has multiple physiological functions. Here are some of the main pharmacological effects of taurine:
Promoting brain and intellectual development: Taurine is abundant and widely distributed in the brain, which can significantly promote the growth and development of the nervous system and cell proliferation and differentiation, playing an important role in the development of brain nerve cells.
Improving nerve conduction and visual function: Taurine can increase nerve conduction speed and efficiency, which is crucial for maintaining good visual function. Research shows that a lack of taurine may lead to retinal dysfunction.
Preventing cardiovascular disease: Taurine can inhibit platelet aggregation in the circulatory system, lower blood lipids, maintain normal blood pressure, and prevent arteriosclerosis; It has a protective effect on myocardial cells and can resist arrhythmia; It has a special therapeutic effect on reducing cholesterol levels in the blood and can treat heart failure.
Improving endocrine status and enhancing human immunity: Taurine can promote pituitary hormone secretion, activate pancreatic function, thereby improving the state of the body's endocrine system and regulating metabolism in a beneficial way; And it has the effect of promoting the enhancement of organism immunity and anti fatigue.
Affects glucose metabolism: Taurine can bind to receptors, promote cellular uptake and utilization of glucose, accelerate glycolysis, and reduce blood glucose concentration. Research has shown that taurine has a certain hypoglycemic effect and is not dependent on increasing release.
Supplementing taurine can inhibit the occurrence and development of cataracts.
In summary, Taurine has various important pharmacological effects in human health, involving multiple aspects such as the nervous system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, etc. These effects make taurine a nutritional supplement worthy of attention and research.
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