Talk:Taurine

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Psychotropic side-effects

Over the past 2 months, I've started drinking energy drinks. I'm a peace loving guy but have been experiencing fits of agression for the first time in my life, snapping at little things. I haven't had the time, but I suppose somewhere on the net there might be a link to a research paper explaining/rebutting this effect... Anyone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.215.48.201 (talk) 02:21, 13 June 2010 (UTC) (PS I can attest to the lowered blood pressure, I also get dizzy every time I get up. Needless to say, I've had it with this substance! No more Taurine for me!)

Jrritability can also be explained by the caffeine which is also contained in energy drinks. 95.118.16.200 (talk) 07:11, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Useless table

The fact that taurine is a common ingredient in many energy drinks and energy foods is good; this does not warrant a table listing every energy drink known to man and its taurine content. This article is about taurine, not energy drinks; it is not an advertisement to inform a consumer which drinks contain the most of it. A see also section with an external link to the table's source can be created if wanted. Shicoco (talk) 05:42, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I have just checked the guidelines. The table is against item number three under WP:DIRECTORY. Shicoco (talk) 05:49, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Taurine in Bovine Semen

If someone wants to reference the fact that taurine was isolated early on from bovine semen, it might be appreciated to make the distinction between "sperm" - small motile cells - and "semen" - the fluid containing same. Also, it might be nice to understand that bovine semen is not 'mostly' taurine; in fact it is a minor component. The separation of taurine from such biological fluids depends on the insolubility of barium and lead salts of taurine, a chemistry that was known a century ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NReitzel (talk • contribs) 23:59, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment

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I'm surprized that this article is considered good (GA status). It is very disorganized. More than half of this article (everything past biosynthesis section) is really hard to follow. The physiological roles section is juping from topic to topic with no clear plan. The very short sections that come after it are haph-hazard one paragraph info bites. Xasodfuih (talk) 09:39, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

No progress in week, so I'm failing this. It needs substantial work based on review papers to give structure to the topics. Xasodfuih (talk) 23:53, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm using this for a school report, and have found it quite helpful. I couldn't find any better information anywhere else. Blink18 (talk) 16:21, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Energy drinks

I strongly believe the high presence of taurine in energy drinks should be noted, especially given it's high proportions (1892mg in one 473 mL can of Full Throttle), well above the average daily intake. I don't think this amount can lead to toxicity, but if someone could cite relevant studies regarding the effects of high doses of taurine, that would be helpful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.90.55.168 (talk) 03:06, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

This sentence to me is questionable: "Despite being present in many energy foods, taurine has not been proven to be energy-giving." It is my understanding that the use of Taurine in energy drinks is not advertised to be "energy-giving" but rather it is supposed to have a calming effect on the body that counteracts the high levels of caffeine in the energy drinks. Even though the sentence says energy foods, it is listed under the heading of energy drinks. <dojodan>

Taurine NOAEL

Can someone add this bit in somewhere? Thanks

"Although levels of taurine (and glucuronolactone) in energy drinks can far exceed those found in the rest of the diet, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that exposure to taurine (and glucuronolactone) from regular consumption of energy drinks is not a safety concern (No Observed Adverse Effect Level of taurine = 1,000mg/kg/day)."

Ref: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1211902328128.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.30.100.237 (talk) 16:17, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Done. Freikorp (talk) 21:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Taurine etoimology

Taurine comes from the Greek "ταύρος" before it comes from the newer Latin "taurus" from the Greek version of the word. Could someone please correct this?

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Mammalian synthesis of taurine

The article states that taurine is produced in mammalian testicles, though in the section above it says that it is produced in the pancreas. Searching for "taurine produced in mammalian testicles" turns up the Wikipedia article and articles debunking that the taurine in energy drinks comes from bull's semen. Furthermore, this scientific paper states that taurine is produced in the liver, at least in humans. So it's safe to say that taurine is present in animal semen, but there's no evidence that it is produced in the testicles themselves? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.96.8.233 (talk) 18:47, 6 October 2010 (UTC)