Ribozymes in the Large Ribosomal Subunit Catalyze Peptidyl Transferase Activity

Ribozymes in the large ribosomal subunit catalyze peptidyl transferase activity during elongation. What is the immediate result?

A) The tRNA in the P site falls off the ribosome.
B) The ribosome shifts by one codon toward the 3' end of the mRNA.
C) A new charged tRNA moves into the A site.
D) The bond is broken between the tRNA at the P site and its amino acid, and a peptide bond is formed between this amino acid and the one attached to the tRNA in the A site.
E) The elongation factor EF-Tu is recycled.