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Amino Acids

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Asn N Asparagi<b>n</b>e
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Asp D Aspartic acid <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;aspar<b>D</b>ic)
Asp D Aspartic acid <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;aspar<b>D</b>ic)
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Glu E Glutamic acid<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;glu<b>E</b>tamic)
Glu E Glutamic acid<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;glu<b>E</b>tamic)
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Gly G <b>G</b>lycine
Gly G <b>G</b>lycine
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Ile I <b>I</b>soleucine
Ile I <b>I</b>soleucine
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Leu L <b>L</b>eucine
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Pro P <b>P</b>roline
Pro P <b>P</b>roline
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Tyr Y T<b>y</b>rosine
Tyr Y T<b>y</b>rosine
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Val V <b>V</b>aline
Val V <b>V</b>aline

Revision as of 15:59, 5 June 2008

For a general introduction to amino acids, please see Amino Acids in Wikipedia.

Here are the names of the twenty standard amino acids, with their three and one-letter abbreviations. Mnemonic names may help you to remember the one-letter codes, but are not the correct names.



Ala A Alanine
Arg R Arginine
Asn N Asparagine
Asp D Aspartic acid
  (mnemonic: asparDic)
Cys C Cysteine

Gln Q Glutamine
  (mnemonic: Quetamine)
Glu E Glutamic acid
  (mnemonic: gluEtamic)
Gly G Glycine
His H Histidine
Ile I Isoleucine

Leu L Leucine

Lys K Lysine
  (mnemonic: liKesine)
Met M Methionine
Phe F Phenylalanine
  (mnemonic: Fenylalanine)
Pro P Proline

Ser S Serine
Thr T Threonine
Trp W Tryptophan
  (mnemonic: tWyptophan)
Tyr Y Tyrosine
Val V Valine

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