AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Lysosomes are the reservoirs (store houses) of

    A) hydrolytic enzymes

    B) secretory glycoproteins

    C) RNA and protein

    D) fats (or sugars or ATP)

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Lysosomes were discovered by Christian de Duve (1955) from rat liver. Matile (1964) discovered lysosomes in plants. Generally lysosomes are 0.2 - 0.8 n in size, irregular membranous vesicles filled with hydrolytic enzymes. They are polymorphic. About 40 enzymes (all hydrolytic) are present in lysosomes. These include proteases, nucleases, glycosidases, lipases, phospholipases, phosphatases and sulfatases.


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