peroxisome /per·ox·i·some/ (-ok´sĭ-sōm)
peroxisome
1. any of the microbodies present in vertebrate animal cells, especially liver and kidney cells, which are rich in the enzymes peroxidase, catalase, d-amino acid oxidase, and, to a lesser extent, urate oxidase.
2. microbody (1).
per·ox·i·some (p -r k s -s m )n. A cell organelle containing enzymes, such as catalase and oxidase, that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide. Also called microbody. |
peroxisome
[pər·ok′si·sōm]
any of the microbodies present in vertebrate animal cells, especially liver and kidney cells, that are rich in the enzymes peroxidase, catalase, d-amino acid oxidase, and, to a lesser extent, urate oxidase. Their functions are not fully understood, but they participate in metabolic oxidations involving hydrogen peroxide, purine metabolism, cellular lipid metabolism, and gluconeogenesis. See microbody.
peroxisome
a membrane-bound body found in vertebrate animal cells, especially kidney and liver cells, that contains urate oxidase, amino acid oxidase, catalase and other enzymes.
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