Microbodies: Definition, Structure, Types and Functions
Microbodies are small, single-membrane organelles found in eukaryotic cells that compartmentalize specialized metabolic reactions. The term is most closely associated with peroxisomes and specialized peroxisomal forms such as glyoxysomes, glycosomes, and Woronin bodies. Depending on the organism and cell type, these organelles participate in fatty-acid metabolism, hydrogen peroxide handling, photorespiration, the glyoxylate pathway, compartmentalized glycolysis, … Read more