Table 2. Macromolecules content of S. coelicolor M145 cells.
| Macromolecules | Published dataa | Calculated datab | RSDc |
| Proteins | 41.2 | 41.1 | 0.17 |
| DNA | 3.6 | 6.0 | 35.36 |
| RNA | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0.00 |
| Phospholipids | 2.7 | 3.3 | 14.14 |
| Triacylglycerols | 1.8 | 2.0 | 7.44 |
| Soluble molecules | 3.0 | 2.6 | 10.10 |
| Peptidoglycan | 11.0 | 11.4 | 2.53 |
| Cell Wall | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.00 |
| Teichoic acids | 6.6 | 6.8 | 2.11 |
| Ash | 9.0 | 5.7 | 31.75 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.00 |
a
Biomass composition (% dry cell weight) from [71].
b
Calculated from our composition of building blocks (% dry cell weight)
c
Relative standard deviation (%) between published and calculated values.