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Taurine: An essential nutrient for the cat. A brief review of the biochemistry of its requirement and the clinical consequences of deficiency

1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0271-5317(95)91652-s

1879-0739

P. J. Markwell, K. E. Earle,

Biochemical effects in animals

Abstract Taurine, an amino-sulphonic acid, is an essential dietary constituent for the cat as a result of limited biosynthetic capability, and its bile salt metabolism. Dietary deficiency of taurine has been associated with a range of serious clinical problems, including retinal degeneration (2, 8), poor reproductive performance and developmental abnormalities (22, 24), and dilated cardiomyopathy (18). Knowledge of the importance of taurine in feline nutrition has helped understanding of the role that taurine may play in other mammalian species, including man.