Effect of Pantothenic Acid and Vitamin B6 on the Excretion of Taurine in the Urine of Rats

Abstract
Amount of taurine has increased in urine of rats fed on pantothenic acid-deficient ration. In contrast, it has decreased in pyridoxine-deficient rats. The increase in pantothenic acid-deficient rats might have resulted from hyperfunction of adrenals and the decrease in vitamin B6-deficient rats would be due to lowered activity of cysteinsulfinic acid decarboxylase in liver.