Ribosomal RNA

Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) is the RNA component of the ribosome, which is essential for protein synthesis in all living organisms. rRNA is the predominant RNA in most cells, composing around 80% of cellular RNA. Ribosomes are approximately 60% rRNA and 40% protein by weight. A ribosome contains two subunits, the large ribosomal subunit (LSU) and small ribosomal subunit (SSU). Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) is the RNA component of the ribosome, which is essential for protein synthesis in all living organisms. rRNA is the predominant RNA in most cells, composing around 80% of cellular RNA. Ribosomes are approximately 60% rRNA and 40% protein by weight. A ribosome contains two subunits, the large ribosomal subunit (LSU) and small ribosomal subunit (SSU). Prokaryotic ribosomes contain three rRNAs, which are the 23S and 5S rRNAs in the LSU and the 16S rRNA in the SSU. The prokaryotic ribosome contains around 50 ribosomal proteins.