Peroxisome Peroxisomes are cytoplasmic organelles. De-Duve and co-workers isolated peroxisome from liver cells and some other tissues. They are present in both animals and plants. They are also found in protozoa, yeast and many types of cells of higher plant. Structure: Peroxisomes are enclosed in a single membrane. Their size is 0.5 μm in diameter. In some mammalian tissues peroxisomes ...
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