peroxisome

peroxisome
An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.

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  • peroxisome — ☆ peroxisome [pər äk′si sōm΄ ] n. 〚/span> PEROXIDE + SOME3〛 any of a group of organelles in some cells of mammals, the leaves of plants, etc., containing enzymes that produce and then decompose hydrogen peroxide: thought to be involved in… …   Universalium

  • peroxisome — peroxisome. См. пероксисома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • peroxisome — peroxisome. = microbody (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • peroxisome — ☆ peroxisome [pər äk′si sōm΄ ] n. [< PEROXIDE + SOME3] any of a group of organelles in some cells of mammals, the leaves of plants, etc., containing enzymes that produce and then decompose hydrogen peroxide: thought to be involved in cellular… …   English World dictionary

  • 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… …   Wikipedia

  • 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; though …   Medical dictionary

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma — PDB rendering based on 1fm6 …   Wikipedia

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha — PDB rendering based on 1i7g …   Wikipedia

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta — PDB rendering based on 1gwx …   Wikipedia

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor — In the field of molecular biology, the peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) are a group of nuclear receptor proteins that function as transcription factors regulating the expression of genes.cite journal | author = Michalik L,… …   Wikipedia

  • Peroxisome-assembly ATPase — In enzymology, a peroxisome assembly ATPase (EC number|3.6.4.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + H2O ightleftharpoons ADP + phosphateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and H2O, whereas its two products are ADP… …   Wikipedia

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