Protein fraction of cell by weight
| Range | 17 to 35 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Unspecified |
| Reference | Fulton AB. How crowded is the cytoplasm? Cell. 1982 Sep30(2):345-7. p.345 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID6754085 |
| Primary Source | Loewy and Siekevitz, Cell Structure and Function, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969 |
| Comments | Muscle cells contain approximately 23% protein by weight, red blood cells contain about 35% protein by weight, and in general actively growing cells contain between 17% and 26% protein by weight. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 105908 |