Why lysosomes known as suicide bags

1.	Why lysosomes known as suicide bags
Answer» If the cell membrane is damamged or cell is disturbed then the lysosomes may burst and its enzyme can digest its own cell, hence lysosomes is known as suicidal bags of cell. Lysosomes can be termed as waste disposal system of the cell. For almost all type of organic materials they contain digestive enzymes. For example, when cell gets damaged, lysosome may burst and the enzymes digest their own cell. Therefore lysosomes are known as the Suicidal bags of a cell or we can say that they posses different kind of hydrolases on release of these enzymes that cause death of cell. When cell gets damaged, lysosome may burst and the enzymes digest their own cell. Therefore lysosomes are known as the Suicidal bags of a cell or we can say that they posses different kind of hydrolases on release of these enzymes that cause death of cell.

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