Taurine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in the body, second only to glutamine. It’s a non-essential amino acid mainly in fish and meat, and is found in many tissues of the human body, including the heart, skeletal muscles, nervous system and brain.
Taurine is a water-soluble antioxidant that plays an important role in many physiological functions including glucose uptake, metabolism, detoxification and cell membrane stabilization.*