Specifically , peptide bond formation , the reaction that binds amino acids together into proteins , is now known to be catalyzed by an adenine residue in the rRNA .
This was confirmed with the deciphering of the 3 - dimensional structure of the ribosome in 2001 .
Peptide bond formation , the reaction that binds amino acids together into proteins , is now known to be catalyzed by an adenine residue in the rRNA .
This was confirmed with the deciphering of the 3 - dimensional structure of the ribosome in 2001 .