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Investigations of the Uptake of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate by Phytoplankton
Author(s) -
Spielmeyer Astrid,
Gebser Björn,
Pohnert Georg
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201100416
Subject(s) - dimethylsulfoniopropionate , phytoplankton , transformation (genetics) , chemistry , computer science , environmental science , computational biology , information retrieval , oceanography , ecology , biology , biochemistry , geology , nutrient , gene
No change here: Analysis with doubly labeled [ 13 C 2 D 6 ]DMSP and LC/MS revealed that dissolved DMSP is taken up and stored intracellularly by diverse phytoplankton species without transformation. This is even true for species that produce no quantifiable amounts of DMSP themselves.