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Content of chloroplast in C3 plant leaf (% dry mass of chloroplast)

Range	60% protein:20% lipid:7.5%photosynthesis products:4% chlorophyll:2.5% nucleic acids:0.9% carotenoids
Organism	Plants
Reference	Lawlor, D. W, Photosynthesis: molecular, physiological, and environmental processes, 3rd edition BIOS scientific publishers limited 2001 p.58 table 4.1 'A semi quantitative analysis of the photosynthetic system in an 'average' C3 plant leaf'
Primary Source	Better ref needed
Comments	Photosynthesis products refer to soluble photosynthesis products. Chloroplast dry mass is 20pg (BNID 105597)
Entered by	Uri M
ID	105599