What is the function of peroxisomes? multiple choice to detoxify various drugs in the liver to package vesicles to break down proteins and phospholipids to produce atp to synthesize lipids?

Answer;

To detoxify various drugs in the liver

To break down proteins and phospholipids to produce ATP

Explanation; Peroxisomes are organelles in the cell that are membrane bound and contain enzymes crucial for metabolic activity. Peroxisomes break down fatty acids to use as cellular fuel & detoxify harmful compounds in liver (enzymes transfer H from compounds to O producing hydrogen peroxide H2O2). This toxic by product is converted to water by other enzymes (importance of compartmentalization)