Is taurine good for epileptics?

Taurine is an amino acid that may be involved in the brain's electrical activity and is often low in people with seizures. It acts like GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid), another amino acid that is often low in people with seizures. But there is no scientific evidence that taking either supplement will reduce seizures.

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Keeping this in consideration, what does zinc do when added to taurine?

The zinc potentiation seen after 10 min of continuous taurine perfusion could be attributable to zinc: (1) increasing Po; (2) enhancing conductance; (3) decreasing the desensitization rate or; (4) increasing the rate of GlyR resensitization. Why is taurine considered a non essential nutrient? Because it is one of the few amino acids not used in protein synthesis, taurine is often referred to as a “nonessential” amino acid, or more generously as a “conditionally essential” amino acid.