20 Amino Acids (Biochemistry)

Names, Structures and letter codes of amino acids

Glycine (Gly, G)

Is the simplest amino acid.

Alanine (Ala, A)

Proline (Pro, P)

Valine (Val, V)

Leucine (Leu, L)

Isoleucine (Ile)

Methionine (Met, M)

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)

Tryptophan (Trp, W)

Serine (Ser, S)

Cysteine (Cys, C)

Threonine (Thr, T)

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)

Aspartate (Asp, D)

Glutamate (Glu, E)

Arginine (Arg, R)

Lysine (Lys, K)

Glutamine (Gln, Q)

Asparagine (Asn, N)

Histidine (His, H)