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Why are lysosomes known as ‘suicide-bags’ of a cell?

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Why are lysosomes known as ‘suicide-bags’ of a cell?

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Lysosomes are known as ‘suicide-bags’ because when cell gets damaged during the disturbance in cellular metabolism, lysosomes may burst and the digestive enzymes thus released digest their own cell.

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