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Table 1 Common Amino Acids

Name	1-letter Abbreviation	3-letter Abbreviation
Alanine	A	Ala
Argnine	R	Arg
Aspartic acid	N	Asn
Asparagine	D	Asp
Cysteine	C	Cys
Glutamine	Q	Gln
Glutamic acid	E	Glu
Glycine	G	Gly
Hlstidine	H	His
Isoleucine	I	Ile
Leucine	L	Leu
Lysine	K	Lys
Methionine	M	Met
Phenylalanine	F	Phe
Proline	P	Pro
Serine	S	Ser
Threonine	T	Thr
Tryptophane	W	Trp
Tyrosine	Y	Tyr
Valine	V	Val

Table 2 Uncommon Amino Acids [Top]

Name	Abbreviation
2-Aminoadipic acid (2-aminohexanedioic acid)	Aad
α-Asparagine	Aan
2-Aminobutanoic acid	Abu
2-Aminocapric acid (2-aminodecanoic acid)	Aca
α-Glutamine	Agn
α-Aminoisobutyric acid (α-methylalanine)	Aib
2-Aminopimelic acid (2-aminoheptanedioic acid)	Apm
γ-Amino-β-hydroxybenzenepentanoic acid	App
2-Aminosuberic acid (2-aminooctanedioic acid)	Asu
2-Carboxyazetidine	Aze
β-Alanine	Bal
β-Aspartic acid	Bas
3,6-Diaminohexanoic acid (β-lysine)	Bly
Butanoic acid	Bua
4-Amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid	Bux
γ-Amino-β-hydroxycyclohexanepentanoic acid	Cap
3-Cyclohexylalanine	Cha
N5-Aminocarbonylornithine	Cit
3-Sulfoalanine	Cya
2,4-Diaminobutanoic acid	Dab
Diaminopropionic acid	Dap
Diaminopimelic acid	Dpm
2,3-Diaminopropanoic acid	Dpr
2,7-Diaminosuberic acid (2,7-diaminooctanedioic acid)	Dsu
S-Ethylthiocysteine	Edc
γ-Glutamic acid	Ggu
γ-Carboxyglutamic acid	Gla
Hydroxyacetic acid (glycolic acid)	Glc
Pyroglutamic acid (Pyr) (pGlu)	Glp
Homoarginine	Har
Homocysteine	Hcy
Homohistidine	Hhs
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid	Hiv
Homoserine	Hse
2-Hydroxypentanoic acid	Hva
5-Hydroxylysine	Hyl
4-Hydroxyproline	Hyp
α-Amino-2-indanacetic acid	Igl
Isovaline	Iva
2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (lactic acid)	Lac
Mercaptoacetic acid	Maa
Mercaptobutanoic acid	Mba
3-Hydroxy-4-methylproline	Mhp
Mercaptopropanoic acid	Mpa
3-Naphthylalanine	Nal
Norleucine	Nle
N-Benzylglycine	Nphe
Nortyrosine	Nty
Norvaline	Nva
ω-Amino acid	Oaa
2-Carboxyoctahydroindole	Oic
Ornithine	Orn
Penicillamine (3-mercaptovaline)	Pen
2-Phenylglycine	Phg
2-Carboxypiperidine	Pip
Phospho-L-serine	pSer
Phospho-L-threonine	pThr
Phospho-L-tyrosine	pTyr
Sarcosine (N-methylglycine)	Sar
1-Amino-1-carboxycyclopentane	Spg
Statin (4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid)	Sta
3-Thienylalanine	Thi
3-Carboxyisoquinoline	Tic
3-Methylvaline	Tle
ε-N-Trimethyllysine	Tml
3-Thiazolylalanine	Tza
Undefined	Und
α-Amino-2,4-dioxopyrimidinepropanoic acid	Wil

Table 3 Substituents [Top]

Acetyl	Ac
Allyloxycarbonyl	Alloc
Benzyl, Bzl	Bn
tert-Butoxycarbonyl	Boc
Benzoyl	Bz
Carbobenzoxy (=Benzyloxycarbonyl)	Cbz
2,4-Dinitrophenyl	Dnp
(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxy)carbonyl	Fmoc
Formyl	For
Methyl	Me
(2-Methoxyethoxy)methyl	MEM
2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl	Mes
Methoxymethyl	MOM
Methanesulfonyl	Ms
Myristoyl	Myr
2-Nitrophenylsulfenyl	Nps
Nitrobenzenesulfonyl	Ns
p-Methoxybenzyl	PMB
2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl	SEM
tert-Butyldimethylsilyl (=TBS)	TBDMS
Triethylsilyl	TES
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl	Tf
Triisopropylsilyl	TIPS
Trimethylsilyl	TMS
Triphenylmethyl (=Trityl)	Tr
Triphenylmethyl	Trityl
p-Toluenesulfonyl (=Tosyl)	Ts
Benzyloxycarbonyl	Z
5-Carboxyfluorescein	5-FAM

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