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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.
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Ala A Alanine
Arg R Arginine
Asn N Asparagine
Asp D Aspartic acid
(mnemonic: asparDic)
Cys C Cysteine
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Gln Q Glutamine
(mnemonic: Quetamine)
Glu E Glutamic acid
(mnemonic: gluEtamic)
Gly G Glycine
His H Histidine
Ile I Isoleucine
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Leu L Leucine
Lys K Lysine
(mnemonic: liKesine)
Met M Methionine
Phe F Phenylalanine
(mnemonic: Fenylalanine)
Pro P Proline
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Ser S Serine
Thr T Threonine
Trp W Tryptophan
(mnemonic: tWyptophan)
Tyr Y Tyrosine
Val V Valine
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