Taruine ndi mankhwala omwe amapezeka kwambiri m'magulu a nyama.Ndi sulfure amino acid, koma osagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga mapuloteni.Ndilolemera mu ubongo, mawere, ndulu ndi impso.Ndilofunikira kwa amino acid mu makanda asanafike nthawi komanso makanda a anthu.Lili ndi ntchito zosiyanasiyana za thupi kuphatikizapo kukhala ngati neurotransmitter mu ubongo, conjugation of bile acids, anti-oxidation, osmoregulation, membrane stabilization, kusinthasintha kwa chizindikiro cha kashiamu, kuyendetsa ntchito ya mtima komanso chitukuko ndi ntchito ya chigoba, retina, ndi chapakati mantha dongosolo.