Amino acid

Amino acid

Usually an α-amino acid, in which a carboxy and an amino (or imino) group are attached to the α-carbon; triple- and single-letter codes are shown:

alanine	Ala	A
arginine	Arg	R
asparagine	Asn	N
aspartic acid	Asp	D
cysteine	Cys	C
glutamic acid	Glu	E
glutamine	Gln	Q
glycine	Gly	G
histidine	His	H
isoleucine	Ile	I
leucine	Leu	L
lysine	Lys	K
methionine	Met	M
phenylalanine	Phe	F
proline	Pro	P
serine	Ser	S
threonine	Thr	T
tryptophan	Trp	W
tyrosine	Tyr	Y
valine	Val	V
aspartic acid or asparagine	Asx	B
any residue that upon acid hydrolysis yieldsglutamic acid (Glu, Gln, Glp, Gla)	Glx	Z
4-carboxyglutamic acid	Gla
hydroxyproline	Hyp
pyroglutamic acid	Pgl/Glu/Glp	pE
unknown or unspecified	Xaa

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