Taurine
Conditionally essential amino acid abundant in the heart, brain, and retina. Supports cardiovascular function, bile salt conjugation, and cell membrane stability.
Projected serum levels — 1k mg, once daily
Maintenance schedule: 1k mg once daily (oral).
Modeled steady state after ~1 days: peak ≈ 493 mg, trough ≈ 0.31 mg body load. Population-based estimate over 15 days for a 1k mg dose at a 70 kg reference body mass — the interactive app scales curves to your doses, timing, and body mass.
Key facts
- Category
- Amino Acid
- Route modeled
- Oral
- Model confidence
- inferred
- Half-life
- 1 h
- Common dose
- 1k mg
- Suggested maximum
- 3k mg/day
- Reference dose range
- 500–3k mg (single dose)
- Suggested cadence
- once daily
- Validated against
- 4k mg oral — Cmax 86 mg/L at 1.5 h
Documented interactions
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moderate
Ethanol (Alcohol) + Taurine
Ethanol (Alcohol) and Taurine both push the gaba a and glycine receptor in the same direction.
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moderate
Glycine + Taurine
Glycine and Taurine both push the endogenous amino acid pool and glycine receptor in the same direction.
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moderate
L-Theanine + Taurine
L-Theanine and Taurine both push the endogenous amino acid pool and gaba a in the same direction.
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Apigenin + Taurine
Apigenin and Taurine both push the gaba a in the same direction.
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Ashwagandha (KSM-66) + Taurine
Ashwagandha (KSM-66) and Taurine both push the gaba a in the same direction.
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Bromantane + Taurine
Bromantane and Taurine both push the gaba a in the same direction.
Serum checks 40 modeled interaction pairings for taurine across your whole stack — absorption conflicts, enzyme inhibition, and nutrient depletion included.
Research behind this entry
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Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging
Landmark study found taurine levels decline with age across species, and taurine supplementation extended healthy lifespan in mice by 10-12% while improving metabolic and immune health.
1 published study referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.