Number of ribosomes

Range ~6000 ribosomes/cell
Organism Bacteria Bacillus subtilis
Reference Barrera A, Pan T. Interaction of the Bacillus subtilis RNase P with the 30S ribosomal subunit. RNA. 2004 Mar10(3):482-92 p.485 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID14970393
Method P.490 right column top paragraph: "The ribosome concentration was determined by UV absorbance (1 A260 unit = 69 pmoles for 30S and 34 pmoles for 50S subunit: Stern et al. 1988)."
Comments P.485 left column bottom paragraph: "Approximately 6000 ribosomes per cell were isolated in [investigators'] preparation."
Entered by Uri M
ID 114923