| Range |
2e10 to 6e10 ~P/cell
|
| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Akashi H, Gojobori T. Metabolic efficiency and amino acid composition in the proteomes of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Mar 19 99(6):3695-700. p.3699 right column top paragraphPubMed ID11904428
|
| Primary Source |
Stouthamer, A.H. A theoretical study on the amount of ATP required for synthesis of microbial cell material. 1973. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 39(3):PubMed ID4148026
|
| Comments |
"Biosynthesis of an
E. coli
cell, with organic compounds as sources
of energy and carbon, requires approximately 20 to 60 billion
~P
(primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108822 |