Contribution of macromolecules, such as DNA/RNA and protein to mass of mammalian cell

Range <25 %
Organism Mammals
Reference Christopher E. Sims and Nancy L. Allbritton. Analysis of single mammalian cells on-chip, Lab Chip, 2007, 7, 423 - 440, DOI: 10.1039/b615235j p.424 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID17389958
Primary Source Molecular Cell Biology, ed. H. Lodish, A. Berk, L. S. Zipursky, P. Matsudaira, D. Baltimore and J. Darnell, W. H. Freeman, New York, 4th edn, 2000.
Comments "Macromolecules, such as DNA/RNA and protein, make up less than 25% by weight of the molecular species within a single cell (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
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