Lysosome

**Introduction:** Lysosome are called "suicide bags". They are bags of digestive enzymes. They are also, protected by single-wall membranes to protect the enzyme complexes. Lysosomes are used to break down or digest molecules. They include fats, protein, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. Lysosome comes from the word "lys" which means breakdown or digest and the word "some" mean body therefore it means "digestive body". They are mostly found in animal, but can also be found in plants.

Structure: Lysosome structure is basically made up of a single-wall membrane which surrounds the enzyme complexes.

Function:  Lysosomes job is used to digest many of the organic molecules found in the body. They can also create an area where macromolecules can be safely digested. Lysosomes are trapped in a single-walled membrane to protect the cell from the digestive enzymes.  Which the lysosomes digest most of the cellular waste products, fats, carbohydrates, proteins

Discovery: The discovery of lysosomes was by Christian de Duve in 1949. He was a Belgian biochemist researcher born on October 2, 1917. He found the lysosomes when he arose out of his research on the enzymes that involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates by the liver.

References: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animals/lysosome.html

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