Term Name: | glutaurine |
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Synonyms: | 5-glutamyl-taurine, 5-L-glutamyl-taurine, gamma-glutamyltaurine, gamma-GT, gamma-L-glutamyltaurine, glutaurina, glutaurine, glutaurinum, Litoralon, N-(2-sulfoethyl)-L-glutamine |
Definition: | A dipeptide resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of taurine with the gamma-carboxy group of L-glutamic acid. It was initially found in the parathyroid in 1980 and later in the brain of mammals. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:27694] ( EBI ) |