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Related Terms:
micropexophagy
pexophagy
peroxin
glyoxysome
glyoxisome
hydrogen peroxide
peroxisomally
peroxisomal
fatty acid
organelle
zellweger syndrome
catalyze
enzyme
peroxisomes
eukaryote
macropexophagy
oxidation
muraglitazar
extraperoxisomal
intraperoxisomal
pirinixic acid
importomer
archezoa
intracellular
Noun
Definition: An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.