Taurine

[email hidden] (Ronald Mcdonald) wrote in
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Does Taurine cause Cancer?

I can't imagine how it would, since it's an essential metabolite in humans.
I recall that there was some speculation that bile acids, one of which
(taurocholic acid) contains a taurine moeity, might be cancer-promoters in
large amounts, but that's somewhat different, and in any case the
speculation was that the steroid moeity, rather than the amino-acid one,
was responsible for the effect.

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[email hidden] (Ronald Mcdonald) wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Does Taurine cause Cancer?

I can't imagine how it would, since it's an essential metabolite in humans.
I recall that there was some speculation that bile acids, one of which
(taurocholic acid) contains a taurine moeity, might be cancer-promoters in
large amounts, but that's somewhat different, and in any case the
speculation was that the steroid moeity, rather than the amino-acid one,
was responsible for the effect.

Thanks,

Ben Smith

Ronald Mcdonald said:

Does Taurine cause Cancer?

No, although I recall that it might be a "marker" in certain types of
cancer. It also has shown some promise as an adjuvant:

http://www.cancerprev.org/Journal/Issues/20/5/205/927

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