Fraction of fungal and plant cell volume that is lysosomes

Range 30 to 90 %
Organism Eukaryotes
Reference Editor: Dr. Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, James Fred Dice, Biogenesis, Structure and Function of Lysosomes, p.619 3rd paragraph
Comments Lysosomes account for 1 to 15% of cell volume and of cell protein in mammalian cells and 30 to 90% of cell volume in fungal and plant cells.
Entered by Uri M
ID 107482