Table 7.1 Physical properties of microsomes
| |
Mitochondria |
Lysosome |
Perosisome |
| Identifying enzyme Relative volume (cm  /g dry matrix) |
Cytochrome oxidase |
Acid phosphatase |
Urate oxidase |
| Matrix |
0.760 |
0.769 |
0.756 |
| Hydration |
0.430 |
0.256 |
0.214 |
| Sucrose space |
0.905 |
1.075 |
2.510 |
| Osmotic space |
0.595 |
0.485 |
0 |
| Total |
2.690 |
2.585 |
3.480 |
| Relative mass (g/g dry matrix) |
|
|
|
| Matrix |
1.000 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
| Hydration |
0.430 |
0.256 |
0.214 |
| Sucrose space |
0.936 |
1.112 |
2.596 |
| Osmotic space |
0.595 |
0.485 |
0 |
| Total |
2.961 |
2.853 |
3.810 |
| Density |
1.099 |
1.103 |
1.095 |
| S 0.25 M/S 0.70 M sucrose | 2.74 |
2.62 |
2.62 |
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