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The peroxisomal lumen in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is alkaline.
Journal of cell science - 15 Aug 2004
van Roermund Carlo W T, de Jong Mark, IJlst Lodewijk, van Marle Jan, Dansen Tobias B, Wanders Ronald J A, Waterham Hans R
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Peroxisomes have a central function in lipid metabolism, including the beta-oxidation of various fatty acids. The products and substrates involved in the beta-oxidation have to cross the peroxisomal membrane, which previously has been demonstrated to constitute a closed barrier, implying the exis...
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