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A. Components of a bacterial cell

Proteins RNA (8%) DNA (1%)
(17%, 3 000) Macromolecules
Sugars (1%, 250)

Inorganic
ions (1%, 20)
Lipids (1%, 50)
Water
(70%, 1) Nucleotides
(0.4%, 100)
Amino acids
Number of (0.4%, 100)
different mole-
cule types Other small
organic
molecules
(0.2%, 300)

B. View into a bacterial cell

Ribosome

DNA

mRNA

tRNA

Proteins

RNA-Polymerase

Protein Water

Carbohydrate Amino acid

C. Biochemical functions of the cytoplasm

Schematic
Gluconeogenesis
Pentose phos- net of the
phate cycle reactions
in the cytoplasm

Fatty acid Glycolysis
Protein biosynthesis
biosynthesis And many other
reactions

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