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Amino Acid (AA) Symbols and Abbrevations
Amino acidis the smallest unit of protein and is an organic molecule made up of amine and carboxylic acid functional groups. An amino acid is composed of nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen molecules.
Table: List of amino acids (AA) and their symbols and abbrevations.
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Amino acid
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Abbreviation
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Symbol
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Phenylalanine
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Phe
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F
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Leu
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L
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Serine
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Ser
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S
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Tyrosine
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Tyr
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Y
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Cysteine
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Cys
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C
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Trp
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W
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Leucine
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Leu
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L
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Proline
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Pro
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P
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Histidine
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His
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H
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Glutamine
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Gln
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Q
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Arg
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R
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Isoleucine
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Ile
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I
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Methionine
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Met
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M
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Threonine
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Thr
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T
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Asparagine
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Asn
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N
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Lys
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K
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Serine
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Ser
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S
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Arginine
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Arg
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R
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Valine
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Val
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V
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Alanine
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Ala
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A
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Aspartate
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Asp
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D
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Glutamate
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Glu
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E
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Glycine
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Gly
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G
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