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Re: will the taurine in energy drinks disrupt ECT? » back4abit

Posted by Larry Hoover on September 21, 2007, at 10:47:09

In reply to Re: will the taurine in energy drinks disrupt ECT?, posted by back4abit on September 20, 2007, at 20:49:32

> Taurine is a non essential amino acid,so although it does enter the brain,basicaly its a natural substance,an amino acid,which is simply a part of a protein.

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It is essential in newborns, especially preemies. And, it really isn't an amino acid, except under generous definitions, as it has a sulfonic acid moiety in place of the standard carboxylic one. Moreover, it is not a constituent of proteins. There is no RNA coding that correlates with taurine, so it cannot be incorporated into proteins. That said, it is occasionally found in peptide-like bonds with individual amino acids in the brain (e.g. gamma-L-glutamyltaurine), which are also believed to have neuromodulatory activity.

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Lar

 

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