Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles responsible for the degradation of various biological macromolecules. Vesicles containing hydrolytic enzymes bud from the Golgi and fuse with endosomes to form the mature lysosome capable of breaking down various types of cargo. Their general function in recycling biological molecules places lysosomes at center of various processes including autophagy, endyocytosis, and phagocytosis.
