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Elena L [17]
3 years ago
12

Help, please and thanks!~ What is the role of the Peroxisome in a cell?

Biology
2 answers:
Eddi Din [679]3 years ago
6 0

Peroxisomes play a key role in the oxidation of specific biomolecules. ... Peroxisomes contain enzymes that oxidize certain molecules normally found in the cell, notably fatty acids and amino acids. Those oxidation reactions produce hydrogen peroxide, which is the basis of the name peroxisome.


frez [133]3 years ago
3 0
The major function is to breakdown a long chain of fatty acids through beta oxidation.
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