Definition of Peptidyl Transferase



Peptidyl transferase is an enzyme which belongs to the class of aminoacyl transferase.  It is also involved in catalyzing the process of translation in which the peptide bonds are formed between the adjacent amino acid residues. Its activity is being carried out by the ribosome and it belongs to the larger subunit of it.

 


For the peptidyl transferase reaction, there are two molecules of transfer RNA. To one, the growing peptide chain is attached whereas the other bears the amino acids that are going to be the part of the chain. It is composed entirely of the ribonucleic acid.

 

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