A new route for synthesis of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in marine algae

Nature

Volumn 387, Issue 6636, 1997, Pages 891-894

  Gage, Douglas A ^a   Rhodes, David ^b   Nolte, Kurt D ^c   Hicks, Wayne A ^a   Leustek, Thomas ^d   Cooper, Arthur J L ^e   Hanson, Andrew D ^c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFATE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ALGA; ARTICLE; METHYLATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSAMINATION;

ALGAE, GREEN; DISACCHARIDES; GLUCURONATES; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; ULVA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030857098     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/43160     Document Type: Article

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