sulfoniopropionate

English

Noun

sulfoniopropionate (plural sulfoniopropionates)

1. (organic chemistry) A zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO^-
   • 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients‎^[1], volume 7, →DOI:

     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.