A small organelle enclosed by a single membrane, and found in most eukaryotic cells. Contains peroxidases and other enzymes involved in a variety of metabolic processes including free radical detoxification, lipid catabolism and biosynthesis, and hydrogen peroxide metabolism. [ GOC : pm https://www.uniprot.org/keywords/KW-0576 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9302272 ]
Term information
goslim_chembl, goslim_generic, goslim_drosophila, goslim_plant, goslim_candida, goslim_yeast
- GO:0019818
- peroxisome vesicle
- cellular_component
- peroxisomal
- GO:0005777