RIBOSOMES

Presented by- Tannistha Chatterjee (41)

Tripam Biswas (42)
Tufan Sarkar (43)
Utsha Das Gupta (44)
Zulia Parvin (45)
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Discovery:
It was discovered by George E.
Palade in the year of 1955.
He described them as small
particles in the cytoplasm of a cell
that preferentially associated with
the endoplasmic reticulam
membrane . .
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About:
They are composed of ribonucleic acid
(RNA) and protiens and are not surrounded
by any membrane. Each ribosome
comprises of two subunits . The tinier
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and it decodes, whereas the bigger subunit

is the place where the amino acids are
included.They are chemically called
ribonucleo protein particles.
Functions:
They are organelles that helps in protein
synthesis .Within the ribosome, the rRNA
molecules direct the catalytic steps of protein
synthesis – the stitching together of amino acids
to make a protein molecule . In fact , rRNA is
sometimes called a ribozyme or catalytic RNA to
reflect this function .
Types:
On the basis of sedimentation coefficient
ribosomes are of two types .
a) 70s ribosome : These are found in the
prokaryotes , and mitochondria and plastids
of eukaryotes .(s stands for Svedbergs unit)
b) 80s ribosomes :These are found in the
cytoplasm of eukaryotes .
Location:
Ribosomes are organelles
located inside the animal,
human and plant cells .
They are situated in the
cytosol, some bound and
free floating to the
membrane of the coarse
endoplasmic reticulam .
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