Taruine ke metsoako ea lintho tse phelang tse teng ka bongata liseleng tsa liphoofolo.Ke sulfur amino acid, empa ha e sebelisoe bakeng sa protheine synthesis.E ruile bokong, matsoele, nyooko le liphio.Ke amino acid ea bohlokoa ho masea a pele ho nako le masea a sa tsoa tsoaloa.E na le mefuta e fapaneng ea mesebetsi ea 'mele e kenyelletsang ho ba joalo ka neurotransmitter bokong, conjugation ea bile acid, anti-oxidation, osmoregulation, membrane stabilization, ho feto-fetoha ha lets'oao la calcium, ho laola ts'ebetso ea pelo le nts'etsopele le ts'ebetso ea mesifa ea masapo, retina, le tsamaiso ea methapo e bohareng.