20 Amino Acids

Guessing the names, formations, and nicknames, and identities of the 20 amino acids

Histidine (His, H)

Lysine (Lys, K)

Aspartic Acid (Asp, D)

Glutamic Acid (Glu, E)

Asparagine (Asn, N)

Glutamine (Gln, Q)

Serine (Ser, S)

Threonine (Thr, T)

Cysteine (Cys, C)

Glycine (Gly, G)

Proline (Pro, P)

Valine (Val, V)

Isoleucine (Ile, I)

Alanine (Ala, A)

Tryptophan (Trp, W)

Arginine (Arg, R)

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)

Methionine (Met, M)

Leucine (Leu, L)

Gly

Glycine

Ala

Alanine

Val

Valine

Leu

Leucine

Ile

Isoleucine

Asp

Aspartic acid

Glu

Glutamic acid

Asn (Name)

Asparagine (Longhand abb.)

Gln

Glutamine

Pro

Proline

Phe

Phenylalanine

Trp

Tryptophan

Lys

Lysine

Cys

Cysteine

Met

Methionine

Tyr

Tyrosine

Arg (Name)

Arginine (Longhand abbr.)

His

Histidine

Ser

Serine

Thr

Threonine

G

Glycine

A

Alanine

V (Name)

Valine (Shorthand Abbr.)

L

Leucine

I (Full Name)

Isoleucine (Abbreviation)

D

Aspartic acid

E

Glutamic acid

N

Asparagine

Q

Glutamine

P

Proline

F

Phenylalanine

W

Tryptophan

K

Lysine

C

Cysteine

M

Methionine

Y

Tyrosine

R

Arginine

H

Histidine

S

Serine

T

Threonine

Non-chiral

Glycine

Aliphatic

Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Proline

(-) Charged

Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid

Amidic

Asparagine, Glutamine

Aromatic

Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine

(+) Charged

Lysine, Arginine, Histidine

Sulfur Containing

Cysteine, Methionine

Hydroxylic

Serine, Threonine