Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (frequently abbreviated to DMSP) is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2S+CH2CH2COO−. This zwitterionic metabolite can be found in marine phytoplankton seaweeds and some species of terrestrial and aquatic vascular plants. It functions as an osmolyte as well as several other physiological and environmental roles have also been identified.
