Glycosome
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glycosome-263-13240244
title:
Glycosome
text:
The glycosome is a membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes. The term was first used by Scott and Still in 1968 after they realized that the glycogen in the cell was not static but rather a dynamic molecule. It is found in a few species of protozoa including the Kinetoplastida which include the suborders Trypanosomatida and Bodonina, most notably in the human pathogenic trypanosomes, which can cause sleeping sickness, Chagas's disease, and leishmaniasis. The organelle is
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description:
Organelle containing glycolytic enzymes in some protists
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosome
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date modified:
2020-12-30T09:15:33Z
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