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Taurine is a component of MiR05-Kit as it stabilizes biological membranes and has an antioxidative effect. | Taurine is a component of MiR05-Kit as it stabilizes biological membranes and has an antioxidative effect. | ||
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Revision as of 15:48, 23 November 2021
Description
Taurine, or 2-Aminoethan sulfonic acid, is one of the most abundant low-molecular-weight organic constituents in animals and humans and is involved in a multitude of functions in different types of tissue. Taurine is a component of MiR05-Kit as it stabilizes biological membranes and has an antioxidative effect.
Reference: Huxtable 1992 Physiol Rev, MiR05
MitoPedia concepts: Respiratory state
MitoPedia methods:
Respirometry,
Fluorometry