Possible Interaction: Aspartic Acid and Taurine

“On the basis of recent finding concerning the relationship between taurine and the aldehyde of vitamin A-retinal (Petrosian …., 1996), as well as on the basis of data from the literature, we now suggest a hypothesis that taurine promotes … A, D , E, K, and F, … soluble, easily hydrolyzable complexes.”

“The BW gain from 1 to 21 D and from 22 to 42 D were all increased linearly (linear, P < 0.001) by taurine supplementation.”

“An 84% deficit of dorsal root ganglion neuron calcitonin gene-related peptide in D rats was prevented by taurine.”

“Glutamic acid, aspartic acid , GABA, β-alanine and bicuculline increased the rate of taurine release.”

“In‐traperitoneal injection of N‐methyl‐d‐aspartic acid (NMDA; 10 mg/kg) caused a significant increase (three‐to fivefold) in the taurine concentration in the dialysate obtained from both the hippocampal CA1 and striatum, whereas other amino acids (aspartate, glutamate, and alanine) did not show significant changes.”

“ Taurine (10 microM) maximally inhibited K(+)-evoked Asp , Glu and GABA overflow by 28, 37 and 65%, respectively.”