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taurine biosynthetic process

Known as: taurine anabolism, taurine biosynthesis, taurine formation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), a sulphur-containing amino acid derivative… 
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Building Biosynthetic Schools: Reviewing Compartmentation of CNS Taurine Synthesis
Taurine is one of the mammalian brain's most abundant and indispensable amino acids. Considerable strides have been made in… 
1998
1998
Taurine synthesis and cysteine metabolism in cultured rat astrocytes: effects of hyperosmotic exposure.
  • J. BeetschJ. Olson
  • American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology
  • 1998
  • Corpus ID: 4378270
We investigated mechanisms controlling taurine synthesis in cultured rat cerebral astrocytes. The mean ± SE rate of taurine… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Taurine biosynthesis enzyme cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase (CSD) from brain: The long and tricky trail to identification
ConclusionMost of the previous inconsistencies reported in the early works on CSD from brain, can be readily explained by the… 
1991
1991
Cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase activity in response to thyroid hormone administration in rats.
1991
1991
Immunocytochemistry of the taurine biosynthesis enzyme, cysteine sulfinate decar☐ylase, in the cerebellum: Evidence for a glial licalization
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Development of taurine biosynthesizing system in cerebral cortical neurons in primary culture
1986
1986
Response of the kitten to dietary taurine depletion: effects on renal reabsorption, bile acid conjugation and activities of enzymes involved in taurine synthesis.
1984
1984
Changes in cysteine dioxygenase and cysteinesulfinate decarboxylase activities and taurine levels in tissues of pregnant or lactating rat dams and their fetuses or pups.
The level of taurine and the activities of the two enzymes involved in its synthesis, cysteine dioxygenase and cysteinesulfinate… 
1975
1975
Cysteine oxidase activity in rat retina during development.
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
On the mechanism of taurine formation from cysteine in the rat.
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