Amino Acids and their Abbreviations
The famous 20
name | three letter code | one letter code | structure |
---|---|---|---|
alanine | Ala | A | |
arginine | Arg | R | |
asparagine | Asn | N | |
aspartic acid | Asp | D | |
cysteine | Cys | C | |
glutamic acid | Glu | E | |
glutamine | Gln | Q | |
glycine | Gly | G | |
histidine | His | H | |
isoleucine | Ile | I | |
leucine | Leu | L | |
lysine | Lys | K | |
methionine | Met | M | |
phenylalanine | Phe | F | |
proline | Pro | P | |
serine | Ser | S | |
threonine | Thr | T | |
tryptophan | Trp | W | |
tyrosine | Tyr | Y | |
valine | Val | V |
And some less famous relatives
name | three letter code | one letter code | structure |
---|---|---|---|
selenocysteine | Sec | U | |
pyrrolysine | Pyl | O | |
homocysteine | Hcy |