pH of lumen of lysosome

Range ~4.6 unitless
Organism Metazoa animals
Reference Haoxing Xu and Dejian Ren, Lysosomal Physiology, Annu. Rev. Physiol. 2015. 77: 57–80 doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-021014-071649 p.59 2nd paragraph
Primary Source [13] Mellman I. Organelles observed: lysosomes. Science. 1989 May 19 244(4906):853-4 DOI: 10.1126/science.244.4906.853PubMed ID17802262
Comments P.59 2nd paragraph: "The functions of most lysosomal hydrolases require an acidic (pHlumen ∼ 4.6) lumen, V-ATPase establishes and maintains this pH (primary source)." Please note: value was not located in primary source
Entered by Uri M
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