TAURIN
\tˈɔːɹɪn], \tˈɔːɹɪn], \t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ_n]\
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A crystalline substance, C2H7NO3S= C2H5 (NH2)SO3, or amido-isethionic acid, produced by the decomposition of taurocholic acid, and occurring in minute quantities in muscle and the lungs.
By Alexander Duane
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A crystalline principle, C2H7SNO3, from bile.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.