Question : Differentiate between Lysosomes and peroxisomes

1.	Question : Differentiate between Lysosomes and peroxisomes
Answer» Solution :Lysosomes are membrane-bounded vesicles that CONTAIN hydrolytic enzymes for digesting macromolecules, WHEREAS peroxisomes are also small, spherical, membrane-bound bodies but they contain enzymes, in particular CATALASE, which breaks down the highly toxic cellular byproduct HYDROGEN peroxide into water andoxygen, thereby PREVENTING the cell being poisoned.

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