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Taurine Standard Curve.
  • Taurine in urine and energy drink

Key features and details

  • Detection method: Colorimetric
  • Platform: Microplate reader

Overview

  • Product name

    Taurine Assay Kit
  • Detection method

    Colorimetric
  • Product overview

    Taurine Assay Kit (ab241040) utilizes the ability of an enzyme to convert Taurine into aminoacetaldehyde and sulfite. The produced sulfite is measured using a probe which can be detected using a microplate reader (OD 415 nm).


    This assay kit is simple, high-throughput compatible and can detect as low as 5 nmols of Taurine.

  • Platform

    Microplate reader

Properties

  • Storage instructions

    Store at -20°C. Please refer to protocols.
  • Components 100 tests
    Ascorbic Acid (200 mM) 1 x 1.5ml
    Enzyme Cofactor 2 x 3.6ml
    Enzyme Mix 2 x 1ml
    Sulfite Probe 3 x 5mg
    Sulfite Probe Buffer 1 x 6ml
    Taurine (5 mM) 1 x 1ml
    Taurine Assay Buffer (4X) 1 x 30ml
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    • Neuroscience
    • Neurotransmitter
    • Amino Acids
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    • Signal Transduction
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    • Amino Acids
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    • Amino acid metabolism
  • Relevance

    Taurine is conjugated via its amino terminal group with the bile acids chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid to form the bile salts sodium taurochenodeoxycholate and sodium taurocholate. The low pKa (1.5) of taurine's sulfonic acid group ensures that this moiety is negatively charged in the pH ranges normally found in the intestinal tract and thus improves the surfactant properties of the cholic acid conjugate. Taurine has also been implicated in a wide array of other physiological phenomena including inhibitory neurotransmission, long-term potentiation in the striatum/hippocampus, membrane stabilization, feedback inhibition of neutrophil/macrophage respiratory bursts, adipose tissue regulation and calcium homeostasis. The evidence for these claims, when compared against that reported for taurine's role in bile acid synthesis and osmoregulation, is relatively poor. Premature born infants who lack the enzymes needed to convert cystathione to cysteine may become deficient in taurine. Thus, taurine is a dietary essential nutrient in these individuals. Many therapeutic applications of taurine have been investigated. Some conditions that taurine might be useful in treating include: cardiovascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, macular degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, hepatic disorders, alcoholism, and cystic fibrosis. Recent studies show that taurine supplements taken by mice on a high-fat diet reduced their overall weight. Studies have yet to be done on the effect of taurine on obesity in humans.
  • Alternative names

    • 2 aminoethanesulfonic acid
    • Taurine

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  • Taurine Standard Curve.
    Taurine Standard Curve.
    Taurine Standard Curve (5 nmoles-25 nmoles), error bars indicate SD (n=3).
  • Taurine in urine and energy drink
    Taurine in urine and energy drink
    Taurine present in Donor 1 urine sample was 134 nmoles/ mg Creatinine (Cr) and in Donor 2 was 592 nmoles/ mg Creatinine. Energy drink was diluted 10x with water before performing the assay.

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