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Ala A <b>A</b>lanine
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Arg R A<b>r</b>ginine
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Asn N Asparagi<b>n</b>e
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Asp D Aspartic acid <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;aspar<b>D</b>ic)
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Cys C <b>C</b>ysteine
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Leu L <b>L</b>eucine
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Lys K Lysine<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;li<b>K</b>esine)
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Met M <b>M</b>ethionine
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Phe F Phenylalanine<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;<b>F</b>enylalanine)
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Pro P <b>P</b>roline
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mnemonic:
<br>A Ala
<br>B Asx&dagger;
<br>C Cys
<br>D Asp aspar<b>D</b>ic
<br>E Glu glu<b>E</b>tamine
<br>F Phe <b>F</b>enylalanine
<br>G Gly
<br>H His
<br>I Ile
<br><font color="#808080">J</font>
<br>K Lys li<b>K</b>esine
<br>L Leu
<br>M Met
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mnemonic:
<br>N Asn asparagi<b>N</b>e
<br>O Pyl*
<br>P Pro
<br>Q Gln <b>Q</b>uetamine
<br>R Arg a<b>R</b>ginine
<br>S Ser
<br>T Thr
<br>U Sec*
<br>V Val
<br>W Trp t<b>W</b>ptophan
<br>X Unk&dagger;
<br>Y Tyr t<b>Y</b>rosine
<br>Z Glx&dagger;
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Gln Q Glutamine<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;<b>Q</b>uetamine)
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Glu E Glutamic acid<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;glu<b>E</b>tamic)
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Gly G <b>G</b>lycine
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His H <b>H</b>istidine
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Ile I <b>I</b>soleucine
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Ser S <b>S</b>erine
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Thr T <b>T</b>hreonine
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Trp W Tryptophan<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;t<b>W</b>yptophan)
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Tyr Y T<b>y</b>rosine
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Val V <b>V</b>aline
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*Non-standard:
<a href="http://proteopedia.org/w/Amino_Acids#Unusual_Amino_Acids"
target="_blank">Pyl O Pyrr<b>o</b>lysine; Sec U Selenocysteine</a>
(seleni<b>U</b>m).
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&dagger; Asx: Asn or Asp; Glx: Gln or Glu; Unk: unknown.
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<a href="http://pac.iupac.org/publications/pac/pdf/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf"
target="_blank">IUPAC/IUB 1971 publication</a> defining one-letter codes.
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Click on the image below to see it full size. It shows the 20 amino acids plus one unusual amino acid, [[selenocysteine]].
Click on the image below to see it full size. It shows the 20 amino acids plus one unusual amino acid, [[selenocysteine]].