Nonribosomal code

The term "nonribosomal code" generally refers to the process by which nonribosomal peptides and other biomolecules are synthesized without the involvement of ribosomes, which are the cellular machinery primarily responsible for protein synthesis through the translation of mRNA. In contrast to the ribosomal code, which is based on the triplet codon system that translates nucleic acid sequences into proteins, nonribosomal synthesis occurs through a different mechanism.