Taurine
Summary
1g morning/night, 1g after workout
May reduce anxiety, faster exercise recovery, energy, wellbeing
May increase sleep time/deep sleep
Slightly sedative, can be used for overstimulation
pharmacology
GABA-A Agonist
Increase acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
Increase fat oxidation
Cardioprotective
Reduce cardiac arrhythmia with L-arginine
Increase sleep length
Required in energy metabolism
homeostasis → good for stimulant use
Fat anabolism/catabolism → inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, suppression (secretion) apolipoprotein B100,
conditions
Regulate glucose
Treat retinal disease, glaucoma
Deficiency linked to retinal degeneration, cardiomyopathy, skeletal muscle malfunction, impaired exercise performance, ROS overload
Decrease BP in pre-hypertensives
Taurine is naturally derived from cysteine, and is also produced by the transsulfuration pathway which converts homocysteine into cystathione. cystathione is converted to hypotaurine and then oxidized to taurine.