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Dimethylsulfoniopropionate
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<p>Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), is an <a href="/facts/Organosulfur_compound/sUxSSXwD">organosulfur compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> (CH3)2S+CH2CH2COO−. This <a href="/facts/Zwitterion/P6PzHHcS">zwitterionic</a> <a href="/facts/Metabolite/nAyywVtA">metabolite</a> can be found in marine <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a>, <a href="/facts/Seaweeds/thLwLBk8">seaweeds</a>, and some species of terrestrial and aquatic <a href="/facts/Vascular_plants/5nWI2huT">vascular plants</a>. It functions as an <a href="/facts/Osmolyte/Cdxr1uj9">osmolyte</a> as well as several other physiological and environmental roles have also been identified. DMSP was first identified in the marine red alga <i><a href="/facts/Polysiphonia_fastigiata/GxtnNGRI">Polysiphonia fastigiata</a></i>. </p>