It is responsible for the manufacture of many acetyl groups, a byproduct of its most important function, and it contains the enzyme catalase as well as several oxidases.
In X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, a membrane protein in this organelle is defective, so transport of a certain enzyme into this organelle fails. It is responsible for the manufacture of many acetyl groups, a byproduct of its most important function, and it contains the enzyme catalase as well as several oxidases. Often found in the liver and kidney cells, for 10 points, name this organelle, responsible for oxidizing fatty acids and other toxic molecules, including this organelle's namesake, H2O2.
In X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, a membrane protein in this organelle is defective, so transport of a certain enzyme into this organelle fails.
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