Yeast microbodies

Yeast microbodies from a Kloechera sp. have been immobilized by entrapment in a photocrosslinkable resin composed of hydroxyethylacrylate and polyethylene glycol, and by intra-crosslinking with glutaraldehyde in the presence of albumin. The activities and properties of gel-entrapped and free microbodies were compared. 

Eukaryotes, In contrast to prokaryotes, possess a cell nucleus and organelles, e.g. mitochondria or microbodies. Bacteria are prokaryotes, the Gram-staining characteristics of which provide information about the construction of the bacterial cell wall. Fungi are eukaryotes, which grow as single cells and are then termed yeasts, or moulds, which exhibit a filamentous structure (hyphae). 

Microbodies occur in all major groups of eukaryotes including yeasts, protozoa, plants and animals. The contribution of these organelles to total -oxidation in a given tissue varies considerably. In animals microbodies are... 

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