Amino Acids

Glycine 3 Letter Code

Gly

Glycine 1 Letter Code

G

Glycine Structure

Glycine properties

Hydrophobic

Alanine 3 Letter Code

Ala

Alanine 1 Letter Code

A

Alanine structure

Alanine properties

Hydrophobic

Valine 3 Letter Code

Val

Valine 1 Letter Code

V

Valine structure

Valine properties

Hydrophobic

Leucine 3 Letter Code

Leu

Leucine 1 Letter Code

L

Leucine structure

Leucine properties

hydrophobic

Isoleucine 3

Ile

Isoleucine 1

I

Isoleucine Structure

Isoleucine properties

hydrophobic
2 chiral centers

Proline 3

Pro

Proline 1

P

Proline Structure

Proline properties

hydrophobic

side chain restricts geometry and may be used for abrupt direction changes

Methionine 3

Met

Methionine 1

M

Methionine Structure

Methionine properties

Hydrophobic

hydrophobic amino acids

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Phenylalanine 3

Phe

Phenylalanine 1

F

Phenylalanine structure

Phenylalanine properties

hydrophobic

Tyrosine 3

Tyr

Tyrosine 1

Y

Tyrosine Structure

Tyrosine properties

polar uncharged

Tryptophan 3

Trp

Tryptophan 1

W

Tryptophan structure

Tryptophan properties

hydrophobic

Cysteine 3

Cys

Cysteine 1

C

Cysteine structure

cysteine properties

polar uncharged

Serine 3

Ser

Serine 1

S

Serine structure

serine properties

polar uncharged

Threonine 3

Thr

Threonine 1

T

Threonine structure

Threonine properties

polar uncharged

Asparagine 3

Asn

Asparagine 1

N

Asparagine structure

Glutamine 3

Gln

Glutamine 1

Q

Glutamine structure

Glutamine properties

polar uncharged

Lysine 3

Lys

Lysine 1

K

Lysine structure

Lysine properties

polar, positively charged

Arginine 3

Arg

Arginine 1

R

Arginine structure

Arginine properties

polar, positively charged

Histidine 3

His

Histidine 1

H

Histidine structure

Histidine properties

polar, positively charged

Aspartate 3

Asp

Aspartate 1

D

Aspartate structure

Aspartate properties

polar, negatively charged

Glutamate 3

Glu

Glutamate 1

E

Glutamate structure

Glutamate properties

polar, negatively charged