Breaks down into dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) into acrylate and dimethyl sulfide [1].

1: Unusual regulation of a leaderless operon involved in the catabolism of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Sullivan MJ, Curson AR, Shearer N, Todd JD, Green RT, Johnston AW; PLoS One. 2011;6:e15972. PMID:21249136