WHAT IS GLYOXYSOMES??
GLYOXYSOMES DEFINITION; ➤ PLANTS CONTAIN AN ORGANELLE, WHICH IN ADDITION TO GLYCOLIC ACID OXIDASE AND CATALASE ALSO POSSESS A NUMBER OF ENZYMES THAT ARE NOT FOUND IN ANIMAL CELLS. THIS ORGANELLE CALLED GLYOXYSOMES. THEIR ABUNDANCE; ➤ THEY ARE ARE MOST ABUNDANT IN PLANT SEEDLINGS, WHICH RELY UPON STORED FATTY ACIDS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE ENERGY AND MATERIAL TO BEGIN THE FORMATION OF A NEW PLANT. CONVERSION OF FATTY ACID⟶CARBOHYDRATES ➤ ONE OF THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES IN THESE GERMINATING SEEDLINGS IS THE CONVERSION OF STORED FATTY ACIDS TO CARBOHYDRATES. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A CYCLE, GLYOXYLATE CYCLE, THE ENZYMES OF WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE GLYOXYSOMES. FUNCTION OF GLYOXYSOMES IN PLANTS; ➤ IN PLANTS, PEROXISOMES PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN BOTH CATABOLIC AND ANABOLIC PATHWAYS. IN SEEDS RICH IN LIPIDS SUCH AS CASTOR BEAN AND SOYABEANS, GLYOXYSOMES ...