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Here are the names of the twenty standard amino acids, with their three and one-letter<ref>A one-letter notation for amino acid sequences (definitive rules). IUPAC—IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, pages 639-645, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and International Union of Biochemistry, Butterworths, London, 1971. [http://pac.iupac.org/publications/pac/pdf/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf Full Text].</ref> abbreviations. Mnemonic names are intended to help you to remember the one-letter codes, but are not the correct names.
Here are the names of the twenty standard amino acids, with their three and one-letter<ref>A one-letter notation for amino acid sequences (definitive rules). IUPAC—IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, pages 639-645, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and International Union of Biochemistry, Butterworths, London, 1971. [http://pac.iupac.org/publications/pac/pdf/1972/pdf/3104x0639.pdf Full Text].</ref> abbreviations. Mnemonic names are intended to help you to remember the one-letter codes, but are not the correct names.
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Ala A <b>A</b>lanine
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Arg R A<b>r</b>ginine
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Asn N Asparagi<b>n</b>e
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Asp D Aspartic acid <br>&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;aspar<b>D</b>ic)
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Cys C <b>C</b>ysteine
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Gln Q Glutamine<br>&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;<b>Q</b>uetamine)
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Glu E Glutamic acid<br>&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;glu<b>E</b>tamic)
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Gly G <b>G</b>lycine
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His H <b>H</b>istidine
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Ile I <b>I</b>soleucine
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Leu L <b>L</b>eucine
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Lys K Lysine<br>&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;li<b>K</b>esine)
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Met M <b>M</b>ethionine
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Phe F Phenylalanine<br>&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;<b>F</b>enylalanine)
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Pro P <b>P</b>roline
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Ser S <b>S</b>erine
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Thr T <b>T</b>hreonine
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Trp W Tryptophan<br>&nbsp;(mnemonic:&nbsp;t<b>W</b>yptophan)
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Tyr Y T<b>y</b>rosine
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Val V <b>V</b>aline
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