Percent of the weight of nitrogenous compounds that is DNA
| Range | 0.5 to 1.5 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Plants |
| Reference | F. W. T. Penning De Vries, The cost of maintenance processes in plant cells, Annals of Botany Volume 39, 1975 Issue 1 pp.77-92 link p.80 2nd paragraph |
| Comments | P.80 2nd paragraph: "As in bacteria and yeasts (Mandelstam, 1960), DNA turnover in full-grown leaves is very slow (Dyer and Osborne, 1971). Because of the small amount involved in plants (0.5-1.5 per cent of the weight of nitrogenous compounds) and the low cost of resynthesis from monomers, DNA maintenance will be neglected." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109261 |