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Listing of the 20 natural amino acid abbreviations)
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Symbol |
Meaning |
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1. |
Ala |
Alanine |
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2. |
Cys |
Cysteine |
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3. |
Asp |
Aspartic Acid |
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4. |
Glu |
Glutamic Acid |
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5. |
Phe |
Phenylalanine |
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6. |
Gly |
Glycine |
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7. |
His |
Histidine |
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8. |
Ile |
Isoleucine |
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9. |
Lys |
Lysine |
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10. |
Leu |
Leucine |
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11. |
Met |
Methionine |
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12. |
Asn |
Asparagine |
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13. |
Pro |
Proline |
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14. |
Gln |
Glutamine |
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15. |
Arg |
Arginine |
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16. |
Ser |
Seronine |
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17. |
Thr |
Threonine |
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18. |
Val |
Valine |
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19. |
Trp |
Tryptophan |
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20. |
Tyr |
Tyrosine |
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Asx |
Asp or Asn |
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Glx |
Glu or Gln |
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Xaa |
unknown or other |
Amino Acid Abreviations from Patent Law:
For how these are used and exist in insulin molecules, check the diagram at: