Concentration of total RNA inside cells
| Range | 75 to 150 g/L |
|---|---|
| Organism | Unspecified |
| Reference | Ellis RJ. Macromolecular crowding: an important but neglected aspect of the intracellular environment. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2001 Feb11(1):114-9. p.114 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID11179900 |
| Comments | The concentration of total protein inside cells is in the range 200–300 g/l, whereas that of RNA is in the range 75–150 g/l. Thus, the total concentration of protein and RNA inside Escherichia coli is in the range 300–400 g/l, depending on the growth phase. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107469 |