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Taurine, or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid, has long been known to be
the major organic product formed from the breakdown of the
sulfur-containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine. It is
excreted as such in the urine or as bile acid conjugates in the
bile. Research over the last 25 years, however, has uncovered an
amazing variety of phenomena involving taurine. Despite the fact
that the mechanism of action of taurine in some of these phenomena
remains to be elucidated, it is clear that taurine is of far more
physiological relevance than being the mere metabolic debris of
sulfur amino acid catabolism. It also has numerous pharmacological
actions that are beginning to be developed, as exemplified by some
of the studies reported in this volume. This volume reports the
proceedings of the latest of a series of international symposia,
continuing on from the initial meeting held in Tucson, Arizona, in
1975. The latest symposium was the first to be held in Germany, in
Cologne from August 29 through September 1, 1993. It continued the
multidisciplinary approach that has been the norm for taurine
symposia. We hope the publication of the proceedings will stimulate
further investigations on this simple but fascinating compound.
Taurine, or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid, has long been known to be
the major organic product formed from the breakdown of the
sulfur-containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine. It is
excreted as such in the urine or as bile acid conjugates in the
bile. Research over the last 25 years, however, has uncovered an
amazing variety of phenomena involving taurine. Despite the fact
that the mechanism of action of taurine in some of these phenomena
remains to be elucidated, it is clear that taurine is of far more
physiological relevance than being the mere metabolic debris of
sulfur amino acid catabolism. It also has numerous pharmacological
actions that are beginning to be developed, as exemplified by some
of the studies reported in this volume. This volume reports the
proceedings of the latest of a series of international symposia,
continuing on from the initial meeting held in Tucson, Arizona, in
1975. The latest symposium was the first to be held in Germany, in
Cologne from August 29 through September 1, 1993. It continued the
multidisciplinary approach that has been the norm for taurine
symposia. We hope the publication of the proceedings will stimulate
further investigations on this simple but fascinating compound.
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