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Lysosomes: A Greener Side of Recycling
Lysosomes are membrane bound organelles containing hydrolytic enzymes used by the cell to digest particles. The enzymes work best at an acidic pH. The pH is maintained by the pumping of hydrogen ions into the lysosome.
Lysosomes are created by the ER and transported to the Golgi Bodies for further development. In order to digest particles, lysosomes must use food vacuoles and/or phagocytosis. They can also recycle their enzymes through autophagy, occuring when a lysosome engulfs another organelle, then uses their parts.
If you're feeling green, and would like your own digestive material to be recycled, why not invest in an addition of lysosomes to your plant or animal cells? Contribute to your internal environment for only $40.00 for a set of 100!