= Peroxisome
A membrane-bounded <organelle> with pathways including oxidative <metabolism>. Many matrix <proteins> are imported after cytosolic synthesis, including folded <substrates>.
Oxidative reactions in the compartment can generate <hydrogen> peroxide, which associated <enzymes> help handle. Separation from the <cytosol> permits a specialized chemical environment. <Protein> import and <organelle> growth must still be coordinated with maintenance of the enclosing membrane. <Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others>[Chapter 12, Peroxisomes]{ref}
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