Look up: peroxisome

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   Peroxisome
   A cytoplasmic organelle within which photo-respiration occurs in animal and plant cells, characterised by its content of catalase and other (peroxidase) oxidative enzymes.
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   peroxisome
   Organelle, similar to a lysosome, characterized by its content of catalase (EC 1.11.1.6), peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) and other oxidative enzymes.
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   Peroxisome
   In cell biology, this is the organelle present in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and characterized by its content of catalase and other oxidative enzymes such as peroxidase.
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   Peroxisome
   In cell biology, this is the organelle present in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and characterized by its content of catalase and other oxidative enzymes such as peroxidase.
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   peroxisome
   Organelle containing peroxidase and catalase, sometimes as a large crystal. A site of oxygen utilization, but not of ATP synthesis. In plants, associated with chloroplasts in photorespiration and considered to be part of a larger group of organelles, the microbodies.
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   peroxisome
   <cell biology> Organelle containing peroxidase and catalase, sometimes as a large crystal. A site of oxygen utilisation, but not of ATP synthesis. In plants, associated with chloroplasts in photorespiration and considered to be part of a larger group of organelles, the microbodies. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Peroxisome
   `Peroxisomes` are ubiquitous organelles in eukaryotes that participate in the metabolism of fatty acids and other metabolites. Peroxisomes have enzymes that rid the cell of toxic peroxides. They have a single lipid bilayer membrane that separates their contents from the cytosol (the internal fluid of the cell) and contain membrane proteins critical for various functions, such as importing proteins into the organelles and aiding in proliferation. ...
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   peroxisome
   (pәr-ok´sĭ-sōm) a tiny body found inside the cells of vertebrates, especially kidney and liver cells; it contains urate oxidase, amino acid oxidase, catalase, and other enzymes.
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   peroxisome
   (from the article `metabolic disease`) Peroxisomes are cytoplasmic organelles that play a central role in the catabolism of very-long-chain fatty acids and other compounds through the ... ...contains digestive enzymes that break down old organelles, cells or cellular components during certain developmental stages, and particulate ... ...
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    peroxisome
    A membrane-bound organelle occurring in many eukaryotic cells that often has an electron-dense crystalline inclusion containing catalase, urate oxidase, and other oxidative enzymes relating to the formation and degradation of H2O2; thought to be important in detoxifying various molecules and in catalyzing the breakdown of fatty acids to acetyl-CoA;...
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    peroxisome
    Transmission electron micrograph of a peroxisome from the marine snail Gibulla umbilicalis. Image credit: Alexandre Lobo da Cunha, University of Porto A microbody, or small membrane-bounded organelle found in nearly all eukaryotic cells, which uses molecular oxygen to oxidize organic molecules. P...
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