Genomic Blueprint of Glycine Betaine Metabolism in Coral Metaorganisms and Their Contribution to Reef Nitrogen Budgets

Summary: The osmolyte glycine betaine (GB) ranks among the few widespread biomolecules in all three domains of life. In corals, tissue concentrations of GB are substantially higher than in the ambient seawater. However, the synthetic routes remain unresolved, questioning whether intracellular GB ori...

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Main Authors: David K. Ngugi, Maren Ziegler, Carlos M. Duarte, Christian R. Voolstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220303059