EOG8ZCWNB GO:0005840 32/102 ribosome cellular_component "An intracellular organelle, about 200 A in diameter, consisting of RNA and protein. It is the site of protein biosynthesis resulting from translation of messenger RNA (mRNA). It consists of two subunits, one large and one small, each containing only protein and RNA. Both the ribosome and its subunits are characterized by their sedimentation coefficients, expressed in Svedberg units (symbol: S). Hence, the prokaryotic ribosome (70S) comprises a large (50S) subunit and a small (30S) subunit, while the eukaryotic ribosome (80S) comprises a large (60S) subunit and a small (40S) subunit. Two sites on the ribosomal large subunit are involved in translation, namely the aminoacyl site (A site) and peptidyl site (P site). Ribosomes from prokaryotes, eukaryotes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts have characteristically distinct ribosomal proteins." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG8ZCWNB GO:0003735 32/102 structural constituent of ribosome molecular_function "The action of a molecule that contributes to the structural integrity of the ribosome." [GOC:mah] EOG8ZCWNB GO:0006414 32/102 translational elongation biological_process "The successive addition of amino acid residues to a nascent polypeptide chain during protein biosynthesis." [GOC:ems]