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amino acids

Question	Answer
essential amino acids	must be supplied to body from foods or supplements
the 9 essential amino acids	isoleucine, leucine, valine, histidine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan
2 acidic amino acids	aspartic acid, glutamic acid
3 basic amino acids	lysine, arginine, histidine
3-letter code for aspartic acid	asp
3-letter code for glutamic acid	glu
3-letter code for lysine	lys
3-letter code for arginine	arg
3-letter code for histidine	his
6 polar amino acids	serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine
3-letter code for serine	ser
3-letter code for threonine	thr
3-letter code for cysteine	cys
3-letter code for asparagine	asn
3-letter code for glutamine	gln
9 nonpolar amino acids	glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, proline
3-letter code for glycine	gly
3-letter code for alanine	ala
3-letter code for valine	val
3-letter code for leucine	leu
3-letter code for isoleucine	ile
3-letter code for methionine	met
3-letter code for phenylalanine	phe
3-letter code for tryptophan	trp
3-letter code for proline	pro
1-letter code for aspartic acid	d
1-letter code for glutamic acid	e
1-letter code for lysine	k
1-letter code for arginine	r
1-letter code for histidine	h
1-letter code for serine	s
1-letter code for threonine	t
1-letter code for cysteine	c
1-letter code for tyrosine	y
1-letter code for asparagine	n
1-letter code for glutamine	q
1-letter code for glycine	g
1-letter code for alanine	a
1-letter code for valine	v
1-letter code for leucine	l
1-letter code for isoleucine	i
1-letter code for methionine	m
1-letter code for phenylalanine	f
1-letter code for tryptophan	w
1-letter code for proline	p

Created by: jondoh on 2009-02-14

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