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So to sum up - taurine, a gabaergic, inhibitory supplement, extent of effects mostly depending on concentration theanine, a modulator of major excitatory and inhibitory systems, throttling excitatory sites thus increasing inhibitory function, a sort of unfair yin/yang to glutamate versus GABA. Theanine works to block AMPA/KA glutamate sites while weakly activating NMDA and mGLU1 receptors, and is an EAAT1/2I (excitatory amino acid transporter 1/2 (glutamate/glutamine) inhibitor), this apparently ads up to glutamatergic modulation and GABA/glycine elevation (likely via increased glutamate synthesis and so glutamine and GABA via glutamine synthetase and glutamate decarboxylase). Granted modest doses do not effect the CNS too majorly, while there are no longer term ones done on large dosings - seen 6g used for some two month conservative studies, about it. A gabaergic supplement if there ever was one.
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The most abundant free amino acid to be found in the blood of all mammals, taurine is also concentrated within the heart where it regulates the beating. Magnesium Taurate is a combination of the mineral magnesium and the amino acid taurine, and is designed to help ensure heart health. Taurine positively modulates GABAA/B receptor sites and glycine receptors (at larger concentrations it's said to be a weak agonist, as in it itself activates the sites, and so is postulated to act as an inhibitory neurotransmitter), and increases glutamate decarboxylase which further elevates gabaergic function. They appear to be the same as Bob pointed out. Taurine to energy drinks is what's theanine to caffeine pills, i'd say. Seen a few comments in different threads comparing it to theanine