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lysosome

small lytic vacuole with cell cycle-independent morphology, found in most animal cells; contains a variety of hydrolases, most of which have their maximal activities in the pH range 5-6
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lysosome

Summary

lysosome is a cellular component[1]. lysosome ranks in the top 6% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • lysosome is credited with the discovery of Christian de Duve[3].
  • lysosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4].
  • lysosome is a type of membranous cytoplasmic organelle[5].
  • lysosome is a type of lytic vacuole[6].
  • lysosome's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lysosomes[7].
  • lysosome's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • lysosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005764[9].

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Definition and Type

lysosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4]. Recorded subclass of include membranous cytoplasmic organelle[5] and lytic vacuole[6].

Why It Matters

lysosome ranks in the top 6% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,314 views/month).[2] lysosome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] lysosome is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Christian de Duve

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lysosome. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lysosome
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lysosome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lysosome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lysosome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 10h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → membranous cytoplasmic organelle, lytic vacuole
    Instance of → cellular component
    Topic's main category → Category:Lysosomes
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27122, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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