Term Information

Accession
GO:0042579
Name
microbody
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Cytoplasmic organelles, spherical or oval in shape, that are bounded by a single membrane and contain oxidative enzymes, especially those utilizing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042579 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of microbody (GO:0042579)
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microbody [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043231)
microbody [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cytoplasm (GO:0005737)
Children of microbody (GO:0042579)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
microbody membrane (GO:0031903) [is_a relation] is_a  microbody
microbody lumen (GO:0031907) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  microbody
peroxisome (GO:0005777) [is_a relation] is_a  microbody
Woronin body (GO:0140266) [is_a relation] is_a  microbody
Wikipedia
Microbody