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Q. Which of the following has a single membrane?

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2004

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Peroxisomes are microbodies, which are small, single membrane bound structures. The organelles were named peroxisomes because these are the site of $H_2O_2$ formed by a number of enzymes, eg, urate oxidase, glycolate oxidase and amino acid oxidase. Their main function is to protect a cell from the toxic effect of $H_2O_2$.