Distribution and Source
Taurine is widely distributed in various tissues and organs of humans and animals, especially in the brain, heart, liver, kidney, ovary, uterus, skeletal muscle, blood, saliva and milk. The concentration is highest in tissues such as the pineal gland, retina, pituitary gland, and adrenal gland. The human body mainly ingests taurine through food, such as meat, fish, shellfish and other foods rich in taurine. At the same time, some tissues in the human body can also synthesize taurine, but the amount of synthesis is relatively limited.
Application and Prospect
Taurine has a wide range of application value in food additives, fluorescent whitening agents, organic synthesis and other fields. In the field of food additives, taurine can be used as a nutritional enhancer to increase the nutritional value of food. In addition, taurine can also be used to prepare fluorescent whitening agents, organic synthesis reagents, etc.
