title: The path to perdition is paved with protons.
abstract: Recent studies are beginning to shed light on the mechanism of ribosome-catalyzed peptide bond formation.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. ragreen@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Jon R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lorsch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010452:Peptide Biosynthesis; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases / Q000737:chemistry; D011522:Protons; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011522:Protons; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases