Oh, I liked yours better, too!  Still a bunch of bull, IMHO.  And I don't like drinking or eating foods I don't know the contents of (or what they mean, for that matter).

Kat
-------Original Message-------
From: "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 02/25/03 01:33 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: drinks

>
> In a message dated 2/25/2003 12:30:59 PM Central Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

I liked my definition better. Can you tell we are iced in???

Bobby

> Taurine is a non-essential sulfur-containing amino acid that functions
with
> glycine and gamma-aminobutyric acid as a neuroinhibitory transmitter.
While
> taurine does not have a genetic codon and is not incorporated into
proteins
> and enzymes, it does play an important role in bile acid metabolism.
> Taurine is incorporated into one of the most abundant bile acids,
> chenodeoxychloic acid where it serves to emulsify dietary lipids in the
> intestine, promoting digestion.
>
>
>