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NEET 2022
Exam
NEET
Year
2022
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Cell - The Unit of Life

NEET 2022 · Botany · Cell - The Unit of Life

If the pH in lysosomes is increased to alkaline, what will be the...

If the pH\mathrm{pH} in lysosomes is increased to alkaline, what will be the outcome?

Options

  1. AHydrolytic enzymes will function more efficiently
  2. BHydrolytic enzymes will become inactive
  3. CLysosomal enzymes will be released into the cytoplasm
  4. DLysosomal enzymes will be more active

Correct answer

B. Hydrolytic enzymes will become inactive

Step-by-step solution

Lysosomal enzymes are generally Hydrolytic enzymes which are functional in Acidic pH\mathrm{pH} only. When pH\mathrm{pH} is turned to basic, medium these enzymes will become inactive.
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