Question

Which factors can enhance the rate of peptide bond formation?

Answer 1

Catalyst :

1. A catalyst is a substance that can be added to a reaction to increase the reaction rate without getting consumed in the process.
2. Ribosomes catalyze the formation of peptide bonds between aminoacyl esters of transfer RNAs within a catalytic center composed of ribosomal RNA only.
3. The ribosome catalyzes the peptide bond formation by the nucleophilic attack of an aminoacyl-tRNA in the A-site on ester carbon of the peptidyl-tRNA in the P-site.

Factor that can enhance the rate of peptide bond formation: The presence of a catalyst can enhance the rate of peptide bond formation.