Diversity of Mushrooms and Their Metabolites of Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Significance

Table 9

Nucleic acid content of some edible mushrooms and other food.

Samples	Nucleic acid content	Source
Yeast	6.0–12.0% dry weight	[61]
Bacteria	8.0–16.0% dry weight	[61]
Algae	3.0–8.0% dry weight	[61]
Cereals	1.1–4.0 g/100 g protein	[61]
Meat and fish	2.2–5.7 g/100 g protein	[61]
Microorganisms	8.0–25.0 g/100 g protein	[62]
Mushrooms	2.7–4.1% dry weight	[63]