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Proteasome vs Lysosome - What's the difference?

proteasome | lysosome |

As nouns the difference between proteasome and lysosome

is that proteasome is a complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis while lysosome is an organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

proteasome

English

Alternative forms

*proteosome

Noun

(wikipedia proteasome) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.

    • Related terms

    *immunoproteasome

    lysosome

    English

    (wikipedia lysosome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.