Glycosomes are composed of glycogen and proteins. The proteins are the enzymes that are associated with … See more

Glycosomes function in many processes in the cell. These processes include glycolysis, purine salvage, beta oxidation of fatty acids, and ether lipid synthesis.
The main function that the glycosome serves is o… See more

Microscopic techniques have revealed a lot about the glycosome in the cell and have indeed proven that there is a membrane-bound organelle in the cell for glycogen and its processes. Paul Erlich's findings as early as 1883 no… See more

There are two types of glycosomes that are found in cells exhibiting these specialized organelles. These two groups are lyoglycosomes and desmoglycosomes. They differ in their association with other organelles i… See more

The glycosomes are the most divergent of the different types of organelles stemming from peroxisomes, especially as seen in the trypanosomes. Peroxisomes of higher eukaryotes are very similar to the glycosome… See more

Unlike peroxisomes, for most of the trypanosomes their glycosomes are needed for them to be able to survive. Because of this need for the glycosome, it has been suggested as a possible drug target to find a … See more