What is the main function of a lysosome in phagocytosis?

Foreign pathogens getting inside the body engulfed by the neutrophils and macrophages and the lysosomal vesicles inside them get fused with that pathogen, destroying it as lysosomes contains hydrolytic enzymes which are active at acidic pH these are. Protease; Nuclease; Lipase; Carbohydrase. read more

Endocytosis includes the processes of phagocytosis (Gr., phagein, to eat), pinocytosis (Gr., pinein, to drink) and micropinocytosis. Phagocytosis and pinocytosis are active mechanisms in which cell requires energy for their operation. read more

A lysosome is created by the Golgi Body. It digests foreign materials by consuming them and breaking them down with digestive juices inside them. When the cell is disturbed,(crushed, or something like that, something goes wrong,) lysosomes might burst and the enzymes inside them digest their own cell. read more