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|description= Taurine, or 2-Aminoethan sulfonic acid, is one of the most abundant low-molecular-weight organic constituents in animals and humans and is involved in a multitude of functions in different types of tissue | |description= Taurine, or 2-Aminoethan sulfonic acid, is one of the most abundant low-molecular-weight organic constituents in animals and humans and is involved in a multitude of functions in different types of tissue. | ||
Taurine is a component of MiR05- | Taurine is a component of MiR05-Kit as it stabilizes biological membranes and has an antioxidative effect. | ||
|info=[[Dalmonte_2009_J_Biol_Chem]], [[MiR05|MiR05]] | |info=[[Dalmonte_2009_J_Biol_Chem]], [[MiR05|MiR05]], [[Huxtable 1992 Physiol Rev]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 23 November 2021
Description
Taurine, or 2-Aminoethan sulfonic acid, is one of the most abundant low-molecular-weight organic constituents in animals and humans and is involved in a multitude of functions in different types of tissue. Taurine is a component of MiR05-Kit as it stabilizes biological membranes and has an antioxidative effect.
Reference: Dalmonte_2009_J_Biol_Chem, MiR05, Huxtable 1992 Physiol Rev
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