| Value |
7e+9
Carbon atoms
|
| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
See measurement method for derivation |
| Method |
For a cell dry mass of 0.28pg (BNID 103904) and carbon content of ~48% (BNID 101 800). There are 0.28E-12g×0.48×6E23/12 ~ 7E9 carbon atoms per cell. Mass is characteristic of balanced growth at 37°C in glucose minimal medium. Mass doubling time: 40min. Estimated by Ron Milo. |
| Comments |
Not a measured value. See description in method. Mass of cell can vary see e.g. BNID 102230, 102243. Thus a reasonable order of magnitude is 10^10 carbons/cell |
| Entered by |
Ron Milo - Admin |
| ID |
103010 |