Methimine
/ - Swine
1
Hornocystine
- Homocysteine
Cvstothionine
__________________- -----------+ Cystine -
_. Cysteine
_ c - * * i ~ 2 ~ ~ ~ ~
CHZSH
*-*
I
I
* * - *
CHNHZ CHNHZ
CHNH2
****
I
1
/ I
COOH COOH
/’
COOH
- Cysteornine
I
t
Cyrtamincd,sulphoaid~
5.
-- -
I
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FIG. 1. Metabolic pathways associatod with taurine.