Question

Peroxisomes are involved in the synthesis of _____________.

• A. Glucose
• B. Fatty acids
• C. Glycine and serine
• D. Nucleotides

Answer 1

The correct option is C Glycine and serine

It is first converted to glycolate and then transferred to peroxisomes, where it is oxidized and converted to glycine. Glycine is then transferred to mitochondria, where two molecules of glycine are converted to one molecule of serine, with the loss of $C{O}_2$ and $N{H}_3$.