Amino Acids (3 letter, 1 letter, polarity)

Glycine, Gly, G

Nonpolar, aliphatic

Alanine, Ala, A

Nonpolar, aliphatic

Valine, Val, V

Nonpolar, aliphatic

Leucine, Leu, L

Nonpolar, aliphatic

Isoleucine, Ile, I

Nonpolar, aliphatic

Methionine, Met, M

Nonpolar, aliphatic start codon

Proline, Pro, P

Nonpolar aliphatic cis

Serine, Ser, S

Polar, uncharged, can be phosphorylated

Asparagine, Asn, N

Polar, uncharged

Threonine, Thr, T

Polar, uncharged, can be phosphorylated

Cysteine, Cys, C

Polar, uncharged

Glutamine, Gln, Q

Polar, uncharged

Lysine, Lys, K

Positive charge

Arginine, Arg, R

Positive charge

Histidine, His, H

Positive charge

Aspartate, Asp, D

Negative charge

Glutamate, Glu, E

Negative charge

Phenylalanine, Phe, F

Aromatic

Tyrosine, Tyr, Y

Aromatic, mildly hydrophobic

Tryptophan, Trp, W

Aromatic