sulfoniopropionate

noun

A zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻

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nounsulfoniopropionate (plural sulfoniopropionates)

plural sulfoniopropionates

  1. chemistryA zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻

    Alternatively, methyl-SeMet may be transformed into dimethyl-selenopropionate (DMSeP), which is a direct analogue of dimethyl sulfoniopropionate (DMSP) [180,242], and ultimately be cleaved by DMSP-lyase to yield DMSe and acrylic acid.

    2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI
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