Cancer Terms

Peroxisome

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Peroxisome Definition

Subcellular respiratory organelles containing catalase and hydrogen peroxide-producing flavin oxidases among its enzymatic constituents, which carry out an essentially oxidative type of metabolism

Peroxisome Synonyms

Peroxisome, Microbody

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