Inorganic phosphate is essential for all life forms, yet microbes in marine environments are in near constant deprivation of this important nutrient. Organophosphonic acids can serve as an alternative source of inorganic ...

Organophosphonates (Pns) are defined by a hydrolytically and thermally stable carbon-phosphorus bond. Although often thought of as synthetic creations, Pns also occur naturally as products of microbial biosynthesis. Many ...