Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Abundances and selected physical properties of major cellular species.
| Species | Mass % | Density (g/cm3) | Volume % | ρ H (fm/Å3) | Δρ XD (fm/Å3) | Δρ CD (fm/Å3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 13.0 | 1.39 | 9.9 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.47 |
| RNA | 4.4 | 1.76 | 2.7 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.26 |
| DNA | 0.6 | 1.67 | 0.4 | 0.32 | 0.07 | 0.32 |
| CHO | 0.7 | 1.43 | 0.5 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.44 |
| Lipid | 1.3 | 0.98 | 1.4 | –0.035 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Water | 80.0 | 1.00 | 85.1 | –0.056 | 0.70 | 0.00 |
