DMSP Synthesis

Photosynthesis is required for methionine production, leading to the possibility that DMSP synthesis may also be constrained by the availability of fight (Kirst 1996 Stefels 2000). This is supported by the results of experimental studies of fight limitation. When the Antarctic macroalgae Ulothrix implexa, Ulothrix subflaccida, Ulva 

1 The genus Enteromorpha was recently synonymized with the genus Ulva (Hayden et al. 2003). Throughout this review, species that were formerly called Enteromorpha will be referred to as Ulva, regardless of how they were named in the original reference. 

Spartina altemiflora (salt marsh vascular plant) 

Seawater chemical components other than salinity (see below) have not been shown to impact tissue DMSP concentrations in macroalgae, although data on the subject are 

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