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Amino Acid structure
Amino Acid abbrev. and structures
| Amino Acids | Abbreviations, 3 | Abbreviations, 1 | Structures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | Ala | A | CH3-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Arginine | Arg | R | HN=C(NH2)-NH-(CH2)3-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Lysine | Lys | K | H2N-(CH2)4-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Proline | Pro | P | NH-(CH2)3-CH-COOH |
| Glutamine | Gln | Q | H2N-CO-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Glycine | Gly | G | NH2-CH2-COOH |
| Phenylalanine | Phe | F | Ph-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Aspartic Acid | Asp | D | HOOC-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Tyrosine | Tyr | Y | HO-p-Ph-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Histidine | His | H | NH-CH=N-CH=C-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Threonine | Thr | T | CH3-CH(OH)-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Asparagine | Asn | N | H2N-CO-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Isoleucine | Ile | I | CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Methionine | Met | M | CH3-S-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Leucine | Leu | L | (CH3)2-CH-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Tryptophan | Trp | W | Ph-NH-CH=C-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Serine | Ser | S | HO-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Cysteine | Cys | C | HS-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Valine | Val | V | (CH3)2-CH-CH(NH2)-COOH |
| Glutamic Acid | Glu | E | HOOC-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH |