[Chloroplast ribosomes].

A brief review of modern concepts on the structure and properties of chloroplast ribosomes is given. An attention is paid to the similarity of 70S chloroplast ribosomes, 80S cytoplasmic ribosomes and ribosomes of prokaryotic type which is interesting from the viewpoint of the origin and evolution of plastids. Problems of rRNA and ribosomal proteins biosynthesis, of biogenesis and functions of chloroplast ribosomes are also considered.