how does it work?
enclosed organelles that contain an array of enzymes capable of breaking down all types of
biological polymers- proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.
biological polymers- proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.
Lysosomes function as the digestive system of the cell, serving both to degrade
material taken up from outside the cell and to digest obsolete components of the
cell itself
material taken up from outside the cell and to digest obsolete components of the
cell itself
One of the major functions of lysosomes is the digestion of material taken up
from outside the cell
from outside the cell
why is it important?
lysosomes are visualized as dense spherical vacuoles, but they can display
considerable variation in size and shape as a result of differences in the
materials that have been taken up for digestion
considerable variation in size and shape as a result of differences in the
materials that have been taken up for digestion
Mutations in the genes that encode these enzymes are responsible for more than
30 different human genetic diseases
30 different human genetic diseases
Lysosomes contain a variety of acid hydrolases that are active at the acidic pH
maintained within the lysosome, but not at the neutral pH of the cytosol.
maintained within the lysosome, but not at the neutral pH of the cytosol.