LPT 321: Meat Science (1+1)

LYSOSOMES

• Lysosomes are small vesicles, located in the sarcoplasm, that contain a number of enzymes collectively capable of digesting the cell and its contents.
• These lysosomal enzymes contain a group of proteolytic enzymes known as the cathepsins.
• Several cathepsins have proteolytic effects on some of the muscle proteins .