Protein content per cell

Range 50–400 mg/ml
Organism Unspecified
Reference Minton AP. The influence of macromolecular crowding and macromolecular confinement on biochemical reactions in physiological media. J Biol Chem. 2001 Apr 6 276(14):10577-80PubMed ID11279227
Primary Source Fulton AB. How crowded is the cytoplasm? Cell. 1982 Sep30(2):345-7. AND Zimmerman SB, Trach SO. Estimation of macromolecule concentrations and excluded volume effects for the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol. 1991 Dec 5 222(3):599-620.PubMed ID6754085, 1748995
Comments "biochemical reactions in living systems take place in media containing substantially greater total concentrations (50–400 mg/ml) of macromolecules that may be present in solution and/or in indefinitely large arrays (e.g. cytoskeletal fibers) (primary sources)."
Entered by Uri M
ID 108995