The word “lysosome” is derived from the Greek words; “lyso” meaning digestive, and “soma” meaning body. The lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle. It consists of the digestive...
Category: Cell Biology
The cell comprises many different cellular organelles bound by the cell membrane and cell wall. The cell organelles present in the cells, especially eukaryotic cells, are mostly membrane-bound....
Peroxisomes are the membrane-bound cell organelles of the eukaryotic cells. In 1954, J. Rhodin first described the peroxisomes. Later in 1967, Christian de Duve identified it as the cell organelle....
Yeast is a unicellular eukaryotic cell. It is a saprophytic fungus and is found in sugary mediums like the juice of sugarcane and sweet fruits, the nectar of flowers, etc. Yeast is larger than most...
Blood is a fluid connective tissue that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away carbon dioxide and other waste products. It is composed of a clear, straw-colored watery fluid...
The basic foundation of any organism, a cell, consists of outer membranes (cell wall or cell membrane), an inner gel-like structure (cytoplasm or protoplasm), and cell organelles (mitochondria,...