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==22 Standard Amino Acids and Mnemonics==
==22 Standard Amino Acids and Mnemonics==


Here are the names of the twenty-two standard amino acids, with their three and one-letter<ref>A one-letter notation for amino acid sequences (definitive rules). IUPAC—IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, pages 639-645, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and International Union of Biochemistry, Butterworths, London, 1971. [https://old.iupac.org/publications/pac/pdf/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf Full Text].</ref> abbreviations. Mnemonic names are intended to help you to remember the one-letter codes, but are not the correct names.
Here are the names of the twenty-two standard amino acids, with their three and one-letter<ref>A one-letter notation for amino acid sequences (definitive rules). IUPAC—IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, pages 639-645, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and International Union of Biochemistry, Butterworths, London, 1971. [https://old.iupac.org/publications/pac/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf Full Text].</ref> abbreviations. Mnemonic names are intended to help you to remember the one-letter codes, but are not the correct names.


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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Since the mid-20th century, there were 20 standard amino acids. Early in the 21st Century,
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Since the mid-20th century, there were 20 standard amino acids. Since 2014,
genetically encoded
genetically encoded
[[#Unusual_Amino_Acids|Selenocysteine and Pyrrolysine]] have been included as standard by the World Wide Protein Data Bank<ref name="pdb22" />.
[[#Unusual_Amino_Acids|Selenocysteine and Pyrrolysine]] have been included as standard by the World Wide Protein Data Bank<ref name="pdb22" />.
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&dagger; Asx: Asn or Asp; Glx: Gln or Glu; Unk: unknown.
&dagger; Asx: Asn or Asp; Glx: Gln or Glu; Unk: unknown.
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[https://old.iupac.org/publications/pac/pdf/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf IUPAC/IUB 1971 publication] defining one-letter codes.
[http://old.iupac.org/publications/pac/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf IUPAC/IUB 1971 publication] defining one-letter codes.
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==L- and D-Amino Acids==
==L- and D-Amino Acids==


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PDB Nomenclature
PDB Nomenclature
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ALA<br>ARG<br>ASN<br>ASP<br>CYS<br>GLN<br>GLU<br>HIS<br>ILE<br>LEU<br>LYS<br>MET<br>
ALA<br>ARG<br>ASN<br>ASP<br>CYS<br>GLN<br>GLU<br>HIS<br>ILE<br>LEU<br>LYS<br>MET<br>
PHE<br>PRO<br>SER<br>THR<br>TRP<br>TYR<br>VAL
PHE<br>PRO<br>PYL<br>SEC<br>SER<br>THR<br>TRP<br>TYR<br>VAL
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DAL<br>DAR<br>DSG<br>DAS<br>DCY<br>DGN<br>DGL<br>DHI<br>DIL<br>DLE<br>DLY<br>MED<br>
DAL<br>DAR<br>DSG<br>DAS<br>DCY<br>DGN<br>DGL<br>DHI<br>DIL<br>DLE<br>DLY<br>MED<br>
DPN<br>DPR<br>DSN<br>DTH<br>DTR<br>DTY<br>DVA
DPN<br>DPR<br>?<ref name="ddd">In January, 2022, no D-selenocysteine nor D-pyrrolysine were present in the [[wwPDB]], according to David Armstrong of PDBe.</ref><br>?<ref name="ddd" /><br>DSN<br>DTH<br>DTR<br>DTY<br>DVA
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===Selenocysteine: the 21st amino acid===
===Selenocysteine: the 21st amino acid===


Rare proteins in all domains of life include '''[[Selenocysteine|selenocysteine (Sec, U)]]''', designated the 21st amino acid<ref name='21st'>PMID: 11028985</ref>. Over [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/ligand/ligandsummary.do?hetId=SEC 70 entries] in the [[PDB]] include selenocysteine, identified as SEC.
Rare proteins in all domains of life include '''[[Selenocysteine|selenocysteine (Sec, U)]]''', designated the 21st amino acid<ref name='21st'>PMID: 11028985</ref>. In 2024, over 90 entries in the [[PDB]] include selenocysteine, identified as SEC.


===Pyrrolysine: the 22nd amino acid===
===Pyrrolysine: the 22nd amino acid===


'''[[Pyrrolysine|pyrrolysine (Pyl, O)]]'''<ref>See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrolysine Pyrrolysine in Wikipedia].</ref> is a genetically encoded amino acid that occurs naturally in methanogenic archaea, now designated the 22nd amino acid<ref>PMID: 15380192</ref>. It occurs in [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/ligand/ligandsummary.do?hetId=PYL several entries] in the PDB.
'''[[Pyrrolysine|pyrrolysine (Pyl, O)]]'''<ref>See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrolysine Pyrrolysine in Wikipedia].</ref> is a genetically encoded amino acid that occurs naturally in methanogenic archaea, now designated the 22nd amino acid<ref>PMID: 15380192</ref>. It occurs in [https://www.rcsb.org/search?request=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22logical_operator%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22nodes%22%3A%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22logical_operator%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22nodes%22%3A%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22nodes%22%3A%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22terminal%22%2C%22service%22%3A%22text_chem%22%2C%22parameters%22%3A%7B%22attribute%22%3A%22rcsb_chem_comp_container_identifiers.comp_id%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22negation%22%3Afalse%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22PYL%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%2C%22logical_operator%22%3A%22and%22%7D%5D%2C%22label%22%3A%22text_chem%22%7D%5D%7D%2C%22return_type%22%3A%22entry%22%2C%22request_options%22%3A%7B%22paginate%22%3A%7B%22start%22%3A0%2C%22rows%22%3A25%7D%2C%22results_content_type%22%3A%5B%22experimental%22%5D%2C%22sort%22%3A%5B%7B%22sort_by%22%3A%22score%22%2C%22direction%22%3A%22desc%22%7D%5D%2C%22scoring_strategy%22%3A%22combined%22%7D%2C%22request_info%22%3A%7B%22query_id%22%3A%22354d8ac467aafef9f60bd804ac85c1b3%22%7D%7D several entries] in the PDB identified as PYL.
See [[Pyrrolysine|more details]].
See [[Pyrrolysine|more details]].
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===No 23rd amino acid?===
===No 23rd amino acid?===


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*[[Standard Residues]]
*[[Standard Residues]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acids Amino Acids in Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acids Amino Acids in Wikipedia]
*[[Basics of Protein Structure]]


==References==
==References==


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