Catabolism of dimethylsulphoniopropionate: Microorganisms, enzymes and genes

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 849-859

  Curson, Andrew R J ^a   Todd, Jonathan D ^a   Sullivan, Matthew J ^a   Johnston, Andrew W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; AMPHOLYTE; DIMETHYLSULPHONIOPROPIONATE; HYDRACRYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; DEMETHYLATION; DIMETHYLSULPHONIOPROPIONATE DEMETHYLASE A GENE; DIMETHYLSULPHONIOPROPIONATE LYASE P GENE; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENOME; MARINE BACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHODOBACTERACEAE; ROSEOBACTER; SEAWEED;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GENOMICS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; SULFIDES; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 81255171219     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: 17401534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2653     Document Type: Review

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