Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, on the Naugatuck River, immediately north of Derby, and about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of New Haven. The population was 19,249 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for Ansonia is 06401. The city is served by the Metro-North Railroad. Ansonia Station is a stop on the railroad passenger commuter service's Waterbury line, connecting to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Ansonia also is served by the Connecticut Transit bus carrier.
Lysosome definition, a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death. See more.
Home > Science > Biology > The Function Of Lysosomes The Function Of Lysosomes Lysosomes are organelles inside animal cells that are fully membrane-bound; they're not present in red blood cells, though, and fungi have a similar structure called vacuoles that serves the same purpose but actually is not considered a lysosome. Asfar as cellular components go, lysosomes are a relatively new discovery. First found by Belgian biologist Christian de Duve, winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, lysosomes are both structurally and chemically sphere-shapedstructures that contain acid hydrolases.