Chemosphere, volume 55, issue 3, pages 291-317

Environmental VOSCs––formation and degradation of dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol and related materials

Ronald Bentley 1
Thomas G Chasteen 2
1
 
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
2
 
Department of Chemistry, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341‐2117, USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2004-04-01
Journal: Chemosphere
Quartile SCImago
Q1
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Impact factor8.8
ISSN00456535
General Chemistry
General Medicine
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pollution
Abstract
Volatile organic sulfur compounds (VOSCs) play a major role in the global sulfur cycle. Two components, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and methanethiol (MT) are formed in large amounts by living systems (e.g. algae, bacteria, plants), particularly in marine environments. A major route to DMS is by action of a lyase enzyme on dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). DMSP has other roles, for instance as an osmoprotectant and cryoprotectant. Demethiolation of DMSP and other materials leads to MT. A major transport process is release of DMS from the oceans to the atmosphere. Oxidation of DMS in the atmosphere by hydroxyl and nitrate radicals produces many degradation products including CO2, COS, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl sulfone, organic oxyacids of sulfur, and sulfate. These materials also have roles in biotic processes and there are complex metabolic interrelationships between some of them. This review emphasizes the chemical reactions of the organic sulfur cycle. For biotic reactions, details of relevant enzymes are provided when possible.

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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.017
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.017
TI - Environmental VOSCs––formation and degradation of dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol and related materials
T2 - Chemosphere
AU - Bentley, Ronald
AU - Chasteen, Thomas G
PY - 2004
DA - 2004/04/01 00:00:00
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@article{2004_Bentley,
author = {Ronald Bentley and Thomas G Chasteen},
title = {Environmental VOSCs––formation and degradation of dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol and related materials},
journal = {Chemosphere},
year = {2004},
volume = {55},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.017},
number = {3},
pages = {291--317},
doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.017}
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Bentley, Ronald, and Thomas G Chasteen. “Environmental VOSCs––formation and degradation of dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol and related materials.” Chemosphere, vol. 55, no. 3, Apr. 2004, pp. 291-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.017.
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