Question

What are suicidal bags(lysosomes)?

Answer 1

Why are lysosomes called Suicide Bags of the cell?

• If the cell is damaged, the lysosomes undergo autolysis and burst open.
• This results in the release of those hydrolytic enzymes.
• The released enzymes then digest their own cell and ultimately the cell dies.

Hence, they are called as suicidal bags of the cells.

Answer 2

Explanation:

During the distribution in cellular metabolism for ex. when the cell gets damaged lysosomes may burst and enzymes are also known as Suicidal bags of a cell.