Cell Component
glyoxysome
Subclass of:
microbody
Definitions related to glyoxysomes:
  • A specialized form of peroxisome that contains the enzymes of the glyoxylate pathway. The glyoxysome is found in some plant cells, notably the cells of germinating seeds.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Microbodies which occur in plant cells, and in some eukaryotic microorganisms, and which contain enzymes of the glyoxylate cycle. (Singleton and Stainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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