Peroxisomes (definition)

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Definition: Microbodies which occur in animal and plant cells and in certain fungi and protozoa. They contain peroxidase, catalase, and allied enzymes. (From Singleton and Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)

See Also Peroxisomal Disorders; Peroxisome Proliferators

Other names Peroxisome

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Pex22 protein, S cerevisiae	0	Membrane Proteins Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Peroxisomes.	J Biol Chem 2009 Feb 6;284(6):3906-16
PEX10 protein, S cerevisiae	EC 6.3.2.19	Membrane Proteins Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins *Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases Peroxisomes.
PEROXIN6 protein, Arabidopsis	EC 3.6.1.-	Adenosine Triphosphatases Arabidopsis Proteins Peroxisomes.
PEX6 protein, S cerevisiae	EC 3.6.1.-	Adenosine Triphosphatases Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Peroxisomes.
PEX6 protein, human	EC 3.6.1.-	*Adenosine Triphosphatases Peroxisomes.
Pex6 protein, rat	EC 3.6.1.-	*Adenosine Triphosphatases Peroxisomes.	Nat Genet 1995 Dec;11(4):395-401
PEX7 protein, S cerevisiae	0	Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Peroxisomes.	J Biol Chem 1993 Sep 5;268(25):18717-25

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