polyhedral organelle
id: GO:0031469
name: polyhedral organelle
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: An organelle found in bacteria consisting of a proteinaceous coat containing metabolic enzymes whose purpose is the sequestration or concentration of metabolites and which has the appearance of a polygonal granule by electron microscopy.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0031470 | carboxysome |
| GO:0031471 | ethanolamine degradation polyhedral organelle |
| GO:0031472 | propanediol degradation polyhedral organelle |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0043232 | intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle |
