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Why lysosomes are known as suicide bags?

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Lysosomes are tiny vesicles, each of which is surrounded by a single membrane and contains enzymes, which are capable of breaking down all sort of organic materials. They are called the ‘suicide bags’ of the cell, as they contain hydrolytic enzymes which can digest incoming food materials; remove the foreign bodies, toxic molecules, and debris; breakdown wore out cells and cell organelles to component molecules, for building the new organelles and cells.

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