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peroxisome Definition

☆ per·oxi·some (pər äk′si sōm′)

noun

any of a group of organelles in some cells of mammals, the leaves of plants, etc., containing enzymes that produce and then decompose hydrogen peroxide: thought to be involved in cellular metabolism

Etymology: < peroxide + -some

peroxisome Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • biogenesis: To complement genetic approaches we are establishing a confocal based screen for small molecules that interfere with peroxisome biogenesis.
  • gamma: AB - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ( PPAR-gamma ) decreases the growth of certain cancer cells.
  • alpha: We evaluated the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha ( PPARalpha ) activation in this phenotype by hepatic gene expression analysis of aprox.
  • proliferators: Morphological transformation and catalase activity of Syrian hamster embryo cells treated with hepatic peroxisome proliferators.