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peroxisome

type of organelle
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Summary

peroxisome is a cellular component[1]. peroxisome draws 2,793 Wikipedia views per month (cellular component category, ranking #40 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Christian de Duve[3]
  • Subclass of: microbody[4], membranous cytoplasmic organelle[5]
  • Commons category: Peroxisomes[6]
  • Health specialty: peroxisomal disease[7]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005777[8]

Why It Matters

peroxisome has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] peroxisome is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Christian de Duve

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). peroxisome. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/peroxisome
MLA “peroxisome.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/peroxisome.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_peroxisome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{peroxisome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/peroxisome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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