Table 4. Biomass composition of P. chrysogenum.
Components | Content (g/g DW) |
Protein | 0.45 |
RNA | 0.08 |
DNA | 0.01 |
Lipids | 0.05 |
Phospholipids | 0.035 |
Sterolesters | 0.010 |
Triacylglycerides | 0.005 |
Carbohydrates | 0.25 |
Cell wall | 0.22 |
Glycogen | 0.03 |
Soluble pool | 0.08 |
Amino acids | 0.04 |
Nucleotides | 0.02 |
Totala | 0.90 |
8% of the dry weight is constituted by ash [43]. The remaining 2% are other soluble metabolites.