Taurine

amino-acid · nervous · Oral

Taurine, an amino acid. Osmoregulator; GABA-A and glycine receptor agonist; cardiac and mitochondrial support. Oral half-life 1 h.

Osmoregulator; GABA-A and glycine receptor agonist; cardiac and mitochondrial support.

Pharmacokinetics

• Oral — t½ 1 h · F 55% · Vd 30 L

Related compounds

• β-Alanine — caution
• Hypotaurine — synergistic

Sources: PMID:23170060, PMID:22331997