I-Taruine yi-organic compounds ekhoyo ngokubanzi kwizicubu zezilwanyana.Yisulphur amino acid, kodwa ayisetyenziselwa ukwenza iprotein synthesis.Ityebile ebuchotsheni, amabele, inyongo kunye nezintso.Yi-amino acid ebalulekileyo kwi-pre-term kunye neentsana ezisanda kuzalwa zabantu.Ineentlobo ngeentlobo zemisebenzi ye-physiological equka ukuba njenge-neurotransmitter ebuchosheni, ukudibanisa kwe-bile acids, i-anti-oxidation, i-osmoregulation, i-membrane stabilization, ukumodareyithwa kwe-calcium umqondiso, ukulawula umsebenzi wentliziyo kunye nophuhliso kunye nomsebenzi we-skeletal muscle, iretina, kunye nenkqubo yemithambo-luvo esembindini.