Dimethylsulfide sources from microalgae: Improvement and application of a derivatization-based method for the determination of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and other zwitterionic osmolytes in phytoplankton

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Spielmeyer, Astrid ^a   Gebser, Björn ^a   Pohnert, Georg ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimethylsulfide precursors; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; Glycine betaine; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; MICROALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SULFUR CYCLE;

ALGAE;

EID: 79953297044     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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