32271-9
Taurine [Moles/volume] in Body fluid
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Part Descriptions
LP15878-9 Taurine
Taurine (Latin taurus for bull, as it was first isolated from ox (Bos taurus) bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin) or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid is an acidic chemical substance found in high abundance in the tissues of many animals (metazoa), especially sea animals. Taurine is also found in plants, fungi, and some bacteria, but in far less quantity. Taurine is a derivative of the sulphur-containing (sulfhydryl) amino acid, cysteine. Although it is often called an amino acid, even in scientific literature, it lacks a carboxyl group and therefore does not qualify as an amino acid. It does contain a sulfonate group and may be called an amino sulfonic acid. Small polypeptides have been identified which contain taurine but to date no tRNA synthetase has been identified that specifically recognizes taurine.
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Source: Wikipedia
, Taurine (Wikipedia)
LP15878-9 Taurine
An essential nutrient, important during mammalian development. It is present in milk and in tissues of many animals although it is isolated mostly from ox bile. It strongly binds to bile acids.
Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
LP7238-1 Body fld
The LOINC "Body fld" System represents body fluids other than serum, plasma, blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. When a LOINC term with the System "Body fld" is used, the specific specimen source or body fluid type should be reported elsewhere with the result. Where more specific terms for pleural, peritoneal, synovial fluid, etc. exist, we encourage you to use the more specific terms. In contrast to "Body fld", the System "Asp" in LOINC represents the fluid withdrawn during an aspiration procedure from an abnormal collection of fluid, such as from an abscess or cyst. "Asp" is used for abnormal fluid collections that are aspirated, while "Body fld" is used for named body fluids, such as synovial fluid or peritoneal fluid, that are not inherently pathologic.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Taurine
- Property
- SCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Body fld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Taurine [Moles/volume] in Body fluid
- Short Name
- Taurine Fld-sCnc
- Display Name
- Taurine (Body fld) [Moles/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Taurine, Body fluid
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.07
- Last Updated
- Version 2.70 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-DE | German (Germany) | Taurin: |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ταυρίνη: Synonyms: SCnc Ταυρίνη |
es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | taurina: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Taurina: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Taurina: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Tauriin: Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kehavedelik Kvantitatiivne |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Taurine: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Taurine: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Taurine: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Taurina: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Liquido corporeo Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 타우린: |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | taurine: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Taurina: Synonyms: Tau; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Таурин: Synonyms: Количественный Молярность; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Taurin: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 牛磺酸: Synonyms: Tau; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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umol/L | Example UCUM Units |
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