Glyoxisome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glyoxisome is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A specialized peroxisome found in plants and filamentous fungi, in which the fatty acids are hydrolyzed to acetyl-CoA by peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes.
Meaning
(biochemistry) A specialized peroxisome found in plants and filamentous fungi, in which the fatty acids are hydrolyzed to acetyl-CoA by peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes.
Word Forms
- glyoxisomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glyoxysome, peroxisome, peroxysome, glyoxalase, glyoxylase, oxysome.
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