Question

why lysosomes are called suicide bags

Answer 1

lysosomes contain hydrolytic enzymes which when the membrane of lysosome breaks then the hydrolytic enzymes release and digest the whole cell so they are called as suicidal bags please follow me and mark my answer as brain liest#

Answer 2

hey dear,

Lysosomes are cellular organelles that contain digestive enzymes that break down waste materials, foreign material.

 Lysosomes are capable of digesting nucleic acid, polysaccharides, fats, and proteins.

Along with them lysosomes also digest or damage its own cells by its own enzymes, which lead to cell death.


This process is called as autolysis. Hence lysosomes are also called suicide bags.

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