Nonpolar Amino Acids
(hydrophobic)
| amino
acid |
three
letter code |
single
letter code |
| glycine |
Gly |
G |
| alanine |
Ala |
A |
| valine |
Val |
V |
| leucine |
Leu |
L |
| isoleucine |
Ile |
I |
| methionine |
Met |
M |
| phenylalanine |
Phe |
F |
| tryptophan |
Trp |
W |
| proline |
Pro |
P |
Polar (hydrophilic)
| amino
acid |
three
letter code |
single
letter code |
| serine |
Ser |
S |
| threonine |
Thr |
T |
| cysteine |
Cys |
C |
| tyrosine |
Tyr |
Y |
| asparagine |
Asn |
N |
| glutamine |
Gln |
Q |
Electrically
Charged (negative and hydrophilic)
| amino
acid |
three
letter code |
single
letter code |
| aspartic
acid |
Asp |
D |
| glutamic
acid |
Glu |
E |
Electrically
Charged (positive and hydrophilic)
| amino
acid |
three
letter code |
single
letter code |
| lysine |
Lys |
K |
| arginine |
Arg |
R |
| histidine |
His |
H |
Yellow
amino acids contain sulfur.
Blue amino acids can be phosphorylated.
|
glycine
|
alanine
|
valine
|
leucine
|
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isoleucine
|
methionine
|
phenylalanine
|
tryptophan
|
proline
|
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serine
|
threonine
|
cysteine
|
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tyrosine
|
asparagine
|
glutamine
|
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|
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|
aspartic
acid
|
glutamic
acid
|
|
|
|
|
lysine
|
arginine
|
histidine
|
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