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Amino Acids Abbrev
The Essential and Nonessential Amino Acids and Their Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| essential: Lys | lysine |
| essential: Trp | tryptophan |
| essential: Phe | phenylalanine |
| essential: Thr | threonine |
| essential: Val | valine |
| essential: Met | methionine |
| essential: Leu | leucine |
| essential: Ile | isoleucine |
| essential: His | histidine (in children) |
| nonessential: Asp | aspartic acid |
| nonessential: Glu | glutamic acid |
| nonessential: Pro | proline |
| nonessential: Gly | glycine |
| nonessential: Ser | serine |
| nonessential: Ala | alanine |
| nonessential: Cys | cysteine |
| nonessential: Arg | arginine |
| nonessential: Asn | asparagine |
| nonessential: Gln | glutamine |
| nonessential: Tyr | tyrosine |