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Meaning of sulfoniopropionate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A zwitterion of general formula R₂S⁺-CH₂-CH₂-COO⁻

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

sulfonium sulfonmethane sulfonodiimidamide sulfonolipid sulfonphthalein sulfonterol