牛磺酸又名牛胆酸或牛胆素,是牛黄的主要成分。牛黄原是黄牛或水牛的胆囊、胆管或肝管中的结石。此外,牛磺酸还存在于海洋生物如牡坜、蛤类以及禽畜类的内脏或者人乳中。牛磺酸还有一个称为氨基乙磺酸的化学名称,它在体内也可由胱氨酸转变而来。但刚出世的婴儿体内缺乏这种转变时所需要的酶,因此,体内不能合成牛磺酸,故必须 Taurine, also known as beef bile acid or bovine choline, is the main component of bezoar. Bezoar is the raw material for the gallbladder, bile duct or hepatic duct in cattle or buffaloes. In addition, taurine is also present in the internal organs or human milk of marine organisms such as mullet, clams and poultry. There is another name for taurine, the chemical name for taurine, which can also be converted from cystine in the body. However, newborn babies lack the enzymes required for such a shift in vivo, so taurine can not be synthesized in the body and therefore it is necessary