why do macromolecules of cytosols break down?

[monokekie]

this questions confused me badly, could someone help?

If the lysosomes in a cell suddenly ruptured, why would macromolecules in cytosols break down?

thanks..

[slothpomba]

Lysosomes have special enzymes inside that break up and digest what ever they intake or 'eat'.

If a lysosome was to suddenly rupture (break open) it would spill its contents all throughout the cell.

So, the special enzymes inside the lysosomes would be floating around the cell breaking up things.

Hope i helped,
~kingpomba.

(not sure its the answer but i reckon it is)

[monokekie]

thank you Kimpomba!

so.. also.. another question, what color are lysosomes?

[slothpomba]

Dont know that one sorry man

[d0minicz]

dark yellow or something ?
not sure

[stonecold]

dark yellow or something ?
not sure

that was my guess haha!

well explained kp....helpfull for all

[simonhu81292]

yeah .. i think they are trasparent ..

[monokekie]

i see thanks so much people

[monokekie]

also..

through how many membranes would a molecule have to pass in moving from the interior-stroma-of a chloroplast to the interior - matrix- of a mitochondrion?

[TrueLight]

yep lysosomes contain lots of enzymes which break down proteins etc.. it contains proteases which hydrolyse the peptide bonds and lysozymes, phospholipases, ribonucleases, deoxyribonucleases... yeah so just various forms of hydrolases...and some lysosomes also contain reactive oxygen species, superoxides..hydrogen peroxide... so just many enzymes and molecules that attack bonds within proteins or lipids and degrade the cell...and it can also induce apoptosis by cleaving some proteins in that pathway..

yeah and lysosomes are really really small... it can be around 50nm to 500nm and several microns as well in diameter...

http://www.springerlink.com/content/m7836867muk33268/ read that if you want to see what colour it is...
but yeah you gotta stain it to even see it or else it would be impossible to see and differentiate ...

ah lol more questions! ..mm not attempting to answer that PLANT question ew...

[monokekie]

  thanks andrewlolpool and TL(now i understand it better)!!

then...how many membranes would a molecule have to pass in moving from the interior of a lysosome to the outside of a cell?

so lysosome is only present in animal cells, so there are 3 membranes in animal cells right? and lysosomes have single membranes...? so.... the molecule have to pass 4 membranes.....? i have this feeling that i m wrong, haha

[TrueLight]

shes just messing with us

[TrueLight]

NO! lol i was saying it jokingly

[monokekie]

aiya, i messed up the plant cell with the animal cell. animal cell = 1 phospholipid bilayer, plant cell = 3 layers. I m never gonna make that mistake again! maybe i do need some sleep my mind is going wiered ..

thanks again, you guys helped me soo much!!

[TrueLight]

huh? plants have a cell membrane..and a cell wall.. how is that 3?