Editing Microbody (section)

==Structure==
[[File:Peroxisome.svg|thumb|Microbody structure - a peroxisome]]
Microbodies are different type of bodies present in the cytosol, also known as cytosomes. A microbody is usually a [[Vesicle (biology and chemistry)|vesicle]] with a spherical shape, ranging from 0.2-1.5 micrometers in diameter.<ref name="smith1978">"Microbodies." Molecular Biology of Plant Cells. Ed. H. Smith. N.p.: University of California, 1978. 136-54. Print.
</ref> Microbodies are found in the [[cytoplasm]] of a cell, but they are only visible with the use of an [[electron microscope]]. They are surrounded by a single phospholipid bilayer membrane and they contain a matrix of intracellular material including [[enzyme]]s and other proteins, but they do not seem to contain any genetic material to allow them to self-replicate.<ref name="smith1978"/>