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Why are lysosomes called suicidal bags?
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31/12/2020 5:11 pm
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31/12/2020 5:11 pm
Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes in it and helps in the cleaning of cell by digesting any foreign materials entering the cell, such as bacteria, food and old cell organelles.
When the lysosomes burst, the digestive enzyme digest its own cell. Hence it is called as suicidal bag.
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