The Code Symbols
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The symbols are listed, in alphabetical order of amino-acid names, in Table 1. Table 5 gives them in alphabetical order of symbols.
Table 5. The One-Letter Symbols
| One-letter symbol | Three-letter symbol | Amino acid |
|---|---|---|
| A | Ala | alanine |
| B | Asx | aspartic acid or asparagine |
| C | Cys | cysteine |
| D | Asp | aspartic acid |
| E | Glu | glutamic acid |
| F | Phe | phenylalanine |
| G | Gly | glycine |
| H | His | histidine |
| I | Ile | isoleucine |
| K | Lys | lysine |
| L | Leu | leucine |
| M | Met | methionine |
| N | Asn | asparagine |
| P | Pro | proline |
| Q | Gln | glutamine |
| R | Arg | arginine |
| S | Ser | serine |
| T | Thr | threonine |
| U* | Sec | selenocysteine |
| V | Val | valine |
| W | Trp | tryptophan |
| X** | Xaa | unknown or 'other' amino acid |
| Y | Tyr | tyrosine |
| Z | Glx | glutamic acid or glutamine (or substances such as 4-carboxyglutamic acid and 5-oxoproline that yield glutamic acid on acid hydrolysis of peptides) |
** See the Addendum for an alternative use of X.
Source: http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/AminoAcid/A2021.html#AA211
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