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glyoxisome

glyoxisome noun: a specialized peroxisome found in plants and filamentous fungi, in which the fatty acids are hydrolyzed to acetyl-CoA by peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes.

Noun

glyoxisome (plural glyoxisomes)

  1. A specialized peroxisome found in plants and filamentous fungi, in which the fatty acids are hydrolyzed to acetyl-CoA by peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes.

Forms of glyoxisome

pluralglyoxisomes

Questions about glyoxisome

What does glyoxisome mean?
Glyoxisome means a specialized peroxisome found in plants and filamentous fungi, in which the fatty acids are hydrolyzed to acetyl-CoA by peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes.
What part of speech is glyoxisome?
Glyoxisome is a noun.
What is the plural of glyoxisome?
The plural of glyoxisome is glyoxisomes.

Words near glyoxisome in the dictionary

  1. glyoxals
  2. glyoxim
  3. glyoxime
  4. glyoximes
  5. glyoxims
  6. glyoxisome
  7. glyoxisomes
  8. glyoxylase
  9. glyoxylases
  10. glyoxylate
  11. glyoxylate cycle

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