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What organelles use molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances?
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The organelles that uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances are the peroxisomes. They are found in the cytoplasm of the cell.
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Which organelle uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances such as alcohol?
peroxisomes
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peroxisomes
Which organelle uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances?
Peroxisomes are membranous sacs containing powerful oxidase enzymes that use molecular oxygen to detoxify a number of harmful or poisonous substances including alcohol and formaldehyde.(found in Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, edition 9, Elaine Marieb p. 73)
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