Dictionary of molecular biology

HYDROGENOSOME

hydrogenosome: translation

Organelle found in certain anaerobic trichomonad and some ciliate protozoa: contains hydrogenase and produces hydrogen from glycolysis.

  1. hydrogenosome—hydrogenosome translationhidrojen\osom A microbodylike organelle that contains a unique electron transfer pathway in which hydrogenase transfers electrons to protons whic...Dictionary of microbiology