1, the function of taurine in the liver is to combine with cholic acid to form taurocholic acid, which often exists in the form of salt and is necessary for digestive tract to digest and absorb lipids.
2. Taurine is not involved in the biosynthesis of protein, but it can appear in some small peptides, such as glutamyl taurine in brain tissue. Adding taurine can improve the digestibility of protein and indirectly promote the growth and development of animals.
3. The uptake of glucose by cell membrane is the rate-limiting step of glucose metabolism in cells. Taurine can accelerate the entry of glucose into cells, promote intracellular glucose metabolism and glycogen synthesis, and reduce the blood sugar level of animals. Its mechanism is related to taurine inducing or inhibiting some rate-limiting enzyme activities, increasing glycogen synthase I activity and decreasing glycogen phosphorylase activity.
4. Taurine can also act on insulin receptor, play an insulin-like role, cooperate with insulin in regulating glucose metabolism, participate in maintaining glucose homeostasis, and have obvious cytoprotective effect on diabetes and its complications.