---begin--- >From the 'Merck Index' 11th ed. item 9043 Taurine. 2 aminoethanesulfonic acid... Conditionally essential nutrient, import ant during mammalian development. Conjugates bile acids, present in most milk (but only minimally in that of dairy cows); occurs also in lungs and flesh extract in oxen, in shark blood, in mussels, in oysters... Erick [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0330]