Symbols for Amino Acids

Vocabulary practice for identifying the names, three-letter symbols, and one-letter symbols of amino acids as presented in the lecture notes.

Alanine

Three-letter symbol: Ala; One-letter symbol: A

Arginine

Three-letter symbol: Arg; One-letter symbol: R

Asparagine

Three-letter symbol: Asn; One-letter symbol: N

Aspartic acid

Three-letter symbol: Asp; One-letter symbol: D

Cysteine

Three-letter symbol: Cys; One-letter symbol: C

Glutamine

Three-letter symbol: Gln; One-letter symbol: Q

Glutamic acid

Three-letter symbol: Glu; One-letter symbol: E

Glycine

Three-letter symbol: Gly; One-letter symbol: G

Histidine

Three-letter symbol: His; One-letter symbol: H

Isoleucine

Three-letter symbol: lle

Leucine

Three-letter symbol: Leu; One-letter symbol: L

Lysine

Three-letter symbol: Lys; One-letter symbol: K

Methionine

Three-letter symbol: Met; One-letter symbol: M

Phenylalanine

Three-letter symbol: Phe; One-letter symbol: F

Proline

Three-letter symbol: Pro; One-letter symbol: P

Serine

Three-letter symbol: Ser; One-letter symbol: S

Threonine

Three-letter symbol: Thr; One-letter symbol: T

Tryptophan

Three-letter symbol: Trp; One-letter symbol: W

Tyrosine

Three-letter symbol: Tyr; One-letter symbol: Y

Valine

Three-letter symbol: Val; One-letter symbol: V