PEROXISOMES

Question 1

INTRO

Answer 1

It houses enzymes involved in oxidation reactions, which produce hydrogen peroxide as a by-product.
The enzymes break down fatty acids and amino acids, and they also detoxify some substances that enter the body.
For example, alcohol is detoxified by peroxisomes found in liver cells.
Importantly, peroxisomes are not part of the endomembrane system.
That means they don’t receive vesicles from the Golgi apparatus.