Wei Wei, Xuchao Lyu, Andrew L Markhard, Sipei Fu, Rachel E Mardjuki, Peter E Cavanagh, Xianfeng Zeng, Jakub Rajniak, Nannan Lu, Shuke Xiao, Meng Zhao, Maria Dolores Moya-Garzon, Steven D Truong, Jonathan Chiu-Chun Chou, Lianna W Wat, Saranya Chidambaranathan-Reghupaty, Laetitia Coassolo, Duo Xu, Fangfang Shen, Wentao Huang, Cuauhtemoc B Ramirez, Cholsoon Jang, Katrin J Svensson, Michael A Fischbach, Jonathan Z Long
Taurine is a conditionally essential micronutrient and one of the most abundant amino acids in humans 1-3 . In endogenous taurine metabolism, dedicated enzymes are involved in biosynthesis of taurine from cysteine as well as the downstream derivatization of taurine into secondary taurine metabolites 4,5 . One such taurine metabolite is N-acetyltaurine 6 . Levels of N-acetyltaurine are dynamically regulated by diverse physiologic perturbations that alter taurine and/or acetate flux, including endurance exercise 7 , nutritional taurine supplementation 8 , and alcohol consumption 6,9 ...
March 22, 2024: bioRxiv