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The Internal PH of a Lysosome Is About 5-Quite a Bit

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The internal pH of a lysosome is about 5-quite a bit lower than the cytoplasm of the cell in which the lysosome resides. What is one advantage to not having the lysosome's enzymes function best at the cytoplasm's pH of 7?


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