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sulfoniopropionate

sulfoniopropionate noun: a zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻.

Noun

sulfoniopropionate (plural sulfoniopropionates)

  1. A 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

Forms of sulfoniopropionate

pluralsulfoniopropionates

Questions about sulfoniopropionate

What does sulfoniopropionate mean?
Sulfoniopropionate means a zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻.
What part of speech is sulfoniopropionate?
Sulfoniopropionate is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfoniopropionate?
The plural of sulfoniopropionate is sulfoniopropionates.

Words near sulfoniopropionate in the dictionary

  1. sulfonimides
  2. sulfonimine
  3. sulfonimines
  4. sulfonio
  5. sulfonio-
  6. sulfoniopropionate
  7. sulfoniopropionates
  8. sulfonitric
  9. sulfonium
  10. sulfoniums
  11. sulfonmethane

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