AMINO ACIDS- CHEM 353

abbreviations for alanine

ala, A

abbreviations for arginine

arg, R

abbreviations for asparagine

asn, N

abbreviations for aspartic acid

asp, D

abbreviations for cystine

cys, C

abbreviations for glutamic acid

glu, E

abbreviations for glutamine

gln, Q

abbreviations for glycine

gly, G

abbreviations for histidine

his, H

abbreviations for isoleucine

ile, I

abbreviations for leucine

leu, L

abbreviations for lysine

lys, K

abbreviations for methionine

met, M

abbreviations for phenylalanine

phe, F

abbreviations for proline

pro, P

abbreviations for serine

ser, S

abbreviations for threonine

thr, T

abbreviations for tryptophan

trp, W

abbreviations for tyrosine

tyr, Y

abbreviations for valine

val, V

which amino acids have sidechain stereochemistry?

threonine (thr, T) and isoleucine (ile, I)

which amino acid exists in two tauromers?

histidine (his, H)