What is Lysosomes?

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Lysosomes are small membrane-bound organelles found in the cytoplasm of Eukaryotic cells.

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These enclose tissue dissolving or hydrolytic enzymes.

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These are after described as suicide bags because if by chance the lysosome gets ruptured the dissolved the cell in which these have got ruptured.

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Who discovered Lysosome?

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Lysosomes were first seen in 1949 by Christian de-Duve and were named lysosomes in 1955.

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Structure of Lysosome -

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Structurally lysosomes are rounded or spherical spaces averaging From 0.4 to 0.8.

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