Amino acid table
Amino Acid Table
Amino Acid 3-letter Code 1-letter code Side chain (R)
Alanine Ala A -CH3
Arginine Arg R -(CH2)3NHCHNH2NH2+
Asparagine Asn N -CH2CONH2
Aspartic Acid Asp D -CH2COOH
Cysteine Cys C -CH2SH
Glutamic Acid Glu E -(CH2)2COOH
Glutamine Gln Q -(CH2)2CONH2
Glycine Gly G -H
Histidine His H -CH2-imidazole
Isoleucine Ile I -CH(CH3)CH2CH3
Leucine Leu L -CH2CH(CH3)2
Lysine Lys K -(CH2)4NH3+
Methionine Met M -(CH2)2SCH3
Phenylalanine Phe F-CH2-Phenyl
Proline Pro P -?, N-(CH2)3
Serine Ser S -CH2OH
Threonine Thr T -CH(OH)CH3
Tryptophan Trp W-CH2-indole
Tyrosine Try Y -CH2-phenyl-OH
Valine Val V -CH(CH3)2