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. 2013 Mar 21;9(3):e1002980. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002980

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
a

8% of the dry weight is constituted by ash [43]. The remaining 2% are other soluble metabolites.