Cell Organelles: Peroxisome

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Cell Organelles: Peroxisome
By Russell Kightley Media

In this picture, a peroxisome appears as a bluish sphere with a granular interior. Unlike lysosomes, peroxisomes do not bud from the Golgi but seem to originate independently. Like mitochondria, they may once have been separate organisms that became incorporated into cells early on in evolution. They oxidise various materials and then dispose of the hydrogen peroxide that results using an enzyme called catalase.