Taruine mahadi ne na kwayoyin halitta wanda ke wanzuwa a cikin kyallen jikin dabba.Amino acid sulfur ne, amma ba a amfani da shi don haɗin furotin.Yana da wadata a cikin kwakwalwa, nono, gallbladder da koda.Yana da mahimmancin amino acid a cikin kafin lokaci da jarirai na ɗan adam.Yana da nau'o'in ayyuka na ilimin lissafi daban-daban ciki har da kasancewa a matsayin neurotransmitter a cikin kwakwalwa, haɗuwa da bile acid, anti-oxidation, osmoregulation, daidaitawar membrane, daidaitawar siginar calcium, daidaita aikin zuciya da jijiyoyin jini da kuma ci gaba da aiki na skeletal tsoka, da retina, da kuma tsakiyar juyayi tsarin.