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Amino Acid Abbreviation

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Nonpolar

Glycine
Gly
G

Alanine
Ala
A

Valine
Val
V

Leucine
Leu
L

Isoleucine
Ile
I

           
 

Methionine*
Met
M

Phenylalanine
Phe
F

Tryptophan
Trp
W

Proline
Pro
P

 

Polar

Serine
Ser
S

Threonine
Thr
T

Cysteine*
Cys
C

Tyrosine
Tyr
Y

Asparagine
Asn
N

           
 

Glutamine
Gln
Q

       

Acidic

Aspartic acid
Asp
D

Glutamic acid
Glu
E

     

Basic

Lysine
Lys
K

Arginine
Arg
R

Histidine
His
H

   

*Contain sulfur