Amino Acids

Alanine, Ala, A

non-polar, aliphatic

Valine, Val, V

non-polar, aliphatic

Leucine, Leu, L

non-polar, aliphatic

Isoleucine, Ile, I

non-polar, aliphatic

Glycine, Gly, G

non-polar, aliphatic

Proline, Pro, P

nonpolar, aliphatic, Imino acid

Cysteine, Cys, C

sulfur containing

Methionine, Met, M

sulfur containing

Histidine, His, H

positively charged, Basic

Phenylalanine, Phe, F

aromatic, non-polar

Tyrosine, Tyr, Y

aromatic, polar

Tryptophan, Try, W

aromatic, polar

Asparagine, Asn, N

polar, uncharged

Glutamine, Gln, Q

polar, uncharged

Serine, Ser, S

polar, uncharged

Threonine, Thr, T

polar, uncharged

Lysine, Lys, K

positively charged, basic

Arginine, Arg, R

positively charged, basic

Aspartic acid, Asp, D

negatively charged, acidic

Glutamic acid, Glu, E

negatively charged, acidic