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Henze, 1905, 1913 and 1914; Suzuki et al., 1909; Suzuki, 1913;
Ackermann et al., 1924; Ackermann and Janka, 1954; Kittredge
et al., 1962).
Marine invertebrates other than molluscs have been found to contain large amounts of taurine (Table I). It has been reported from the
bryozoan Chilostoinata (Kittredge et al., 1962), the brachiopod Terebratella (Kittredge et al., 1962) and various polychaetcs (Kittrcdge
et al., 1962; Kurtz and Luck, 1935; Duchateau et al., 1961), cchinoderms (Kossel and Edlbacher, 1915; Jeuniaux et al., 1962a and b ;
Kittredge et al., 1962; Lange, 1964; Simpson et al., 1959), coelenterates (Lane et al., 1966; Kittredge et al., 1962; Simpson et al., 1959),
crustaceans (Okuda, 1920; Kermack el al., 1955; Camien et al., 1951;
Jeuniaux et al., 1961 ; Kittredgc et al., 1962; Simpson et al., 1959)
and tunicates (Ackermann and Janka, 1954; Kittredgc et al.. 1962).
Taurine has also been found in the cell wall of the bacterium Opaque
and together with various methylated salts, in certain marine algae
(Table 111).
TABLE 111. OCCURRENCE OF TAURINE AND TAURINE DERIVATIVES
IN MARINE ALGAE
Genw,
Polyaiphonia
Ceranium
Chondrus
Porphyra
Furcellaria
Ptilotu
Gelidium
Gigartina
Neodelsea
Triilaea
Deamareslia
Ulva
Enteromorpha
Macrocystia
Compound
Taurinc, D-CyStCillOliC acid
Taurine
Taurinc, N(L-carboxyethyl)
taurine
Taurine, Dimcthyltaurinc
Dimcthyltaurino
Taurinc, Dimethyltaurinc
Taurinc, Monoxmthyltaurinc,
Dimcthyl taurinc
Taurine, N-(~-2,3-dihydroxyn-propyl) taurino
N( L-carboxycthyl) tanrino
N(L-carboxyethyl) taurine
Taurino
Taririnc, D-cystoinolic acid
D-cysteinolic acid
Taurine
Author
Ericson and Carlson, 1954 ;
Ericson and Carlson, 1954
Ericson and Carlson, 1954 ;
Kuriyama, 1961 ; Young and
Smith, 1958
Ericson and Carlson, 1954 ;
Lindbcrg, 1955a
Lindbcrg, 1955b
Lindbcrg, 1955a
Lindberg, 1955a
Wickborg, 1956
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Kuriyama, 1961
Kuriyamn, 19til
Tagaki and Nnkamura, 1964
Ericsoxi and Carlson, 1954 ;
Ito, 1963
Ito, 1963
Schwcigcr, 1967