Peroxisome
Structure & function:
→ Cellular storehouses of metabolic enzymes.
→ Matrix = Nearly 50 enzymes catalyzing various metabolic reactions.
→ Enzymes: Catalase & urate oxidase (Uric acid oxidase).
→ Function: Alcohol detoxification, H2O2 degradation (catalase) & other harmful compounds in Liver
→ Oxidation of long & very long chain fatty acids.
