Concentration of phosphorus in DNA

Value 0.05 mg P/mg dry cell
Organism Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Reference Katchman BJ, Fetty WO. Phosphorus metabolism in growing cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Bacteriol. 1955 Jun69(6):607-15.PubMed ID14392115
Method Total phosphorus was estimated colorimetrically after conversion of the sample to orthophosphate by digestion with perchloric acid for 1 hour at 130-160 C.
Comments P in values denotes Phosphorus
Entered by Uri M
ID 103427