Question

Why is lysosome called suicidal sac?

Answer 1

For example, when cell gets damaged, lysosome may burst and the enzymes digest their own cell. Therefore lysosomes are known as the Suicidal bags of a cell or we can say that they posses different kind of hydrolases on release of these enzymes that cause death of cell.

Answer 2

• ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴄᴇʟʟ ɢᴇᴛs ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇᴅ, ʟʏsᴏsᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴜʀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇs ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴇʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʟʏsᴏsᴏᴍᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴀʟ ʙᴀɢs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴏʀ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘᴏssᴇs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʜʏᴅʀᴏʟᴀsᴇs ᴏɴ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴇɴᴢʏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴄᴇʟʟ.

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