why the lysosome is called suicide Bag?

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Dileep Vishwakarma

2 years ago

Lysosomes are known as suicide bags of the cell because they contain lytic enzymes capable of digesting cells and unwanted materials. autolysis and burst open when the cell is damaged. This causes the hydrolytic enzymes to be released. The released enzymes then digest their own cell, causing the cell to die.

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