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The cytoplasm of a cell is filled with many macromolecules. For the limited purposes of your question the answer that you need is that the cytosol contains all of them with many proteins and nucleic acids. Proteins make up all of the structural components and enzymes that are present and nucleic acids, specifically messenger RNA and transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA are quite abundant in the cytoplasm for the purpose of synthesizing more proteins. Lipids are present in the cytosol in the form of vesicles, but these are technically not really part of the cytoplasm. However, there are various fatty acid molecules that are present in the cytoplasm. Importantly, glucose (just like many other carbohydrates), the cell's typical source of energy is present in the cytoplasm, having been transported into the cell from the extracellular space

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