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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