核糖体是蛋白质合成的场所.了解核糖体的功能对揭示生命活动规律具有重要意义.Venkatraman Ramakrishnan,Thomas A.Steitz和Ada E.Yonath三位科学家因在"核糖体结构和功能"研究中做出杰出贡献而获得2009年诺贝尔化学奖.本文简述该奖项的主要成就及应用前景.
The ribosomes are the machineries of protein synthesis.An understanding of the ribosome′s innermost workings is important for a scientific understanding of life.The Nobel prize in chemistry 2009 was awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan,Thomas A.Steitz,and Ada E.Yonath,for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.The contributions and significance of the award were summarized in this paper.