What happens when a lysosome bursts inside the cell?

But if just one lysosome bursts, the cell shouldn't have very big problems containing that. If many lysosomes burst, or the other degradative organelles like peroxisomes burst as well, that ends up in catastrophic damage which leads to cascading failure. read more

If a cell's lysosomes burst, the enzymes released would severely damage various components of the cell, potentially killing it. Lysosomes are small, membrane-bound vesicles, or containers, which the cell fills with powerful digestive enzymes for use when needed to digest food items. read more

Lysosomes are cell organelles that carry out digestion at cellular level. The ingested food particles are assimilated through the digestive tract(intestines), molecules of food are absorbed by body cells in the form of vacoules. read more