Bio Question

[DrWorkNeverDone]

Hey are ribosomes proteins...took BIO WAYYYYYYYYYYYY back...just trying to make sure im right

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[Shades McCool]

No they are where chains of ammino acids are assembled.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

They are made from RNA and proteins though.

 

[VFrank]

Ribosomes consist of both rRNA and protein, but the rRNA is really the important part (the protein really just holds the whole thing together).

 

[Medikit]

Ribosomes are made of both proteins and ribosomal RNA. The active sites of RNA have ribozymes along with enzymes.

 

[VFrank]

I really love, by the way, how we're all trying to "out-biology" each other. You'd almost think we were competing

 

[skiz knot]

Ribosomes are made of both proteins and ribosomal RNA. The active sites of RNA have ribozymes along with enzymes.

Since the OP took bio waaaaay back...

ribozyme = catalytic RNA molecule(s)
enzyme = catalytic protein(s)

they are not different things (as, the way I take medikit's quote to unintentionally imply) different things than proteins and RNA, except for their specialized functions.