Amino Acid Data

Codons

Amino Acids

Triplet Codons and Corresponding Amino Acids

 

U

C

A

G

U

UUU

Phe

UCU

Ser

UAU

Tyr

UGU

Cys

UUC

UCC

UAC

UGC

UUA

Leu

UCA

UAA

STOP

UGA

STOP

UUG

UCG

UAG

UGG

Trp

C

CUU

 Leu

CCU

Pro

CAU

His

CGU

Arg

CUC

CCC

CAC

CGC

CUA

CCA

CAA

Gln

CGA

CUG

CCG

CAG

CGG

A

AUU

Ile

ACU

Thr

AAU

Asn

AGU

Ser

AUC

ACC

AAC

AGC

AUA

ACA

AAA

Lys

AGA

Arg

AUG

Met

ACG

AAG

AGG

G

GUU

Val

GCU

Ala

GAU

Asp

GGU

Gly

GUC

GCC

GAC

GGC

GUA

GCA

GAA

Glu

GGA

GUG

GCG

GAG

GGG

 

 

 Amino Acids

One and Three Letter Symbol*

A

Ala

Alanine

M

Met

Methionine

B

Asx

Asparagine or aspartic acid

N

Asn

Asparagine

C

Cys

Cysteine

P

Pro

Proline

D

Asp

Aspartic Acid

Q

Gln

Glutamine

E

Glu

Glutamic Acid

R

Arg

Arginine

F

Phe

Phenylalanine

S

Ser

Serine

G

Gly

Glycine

T

Thr

Threonine

H

His

Histidine

V

Val

Valine

I

Ile

Isoleucine

W

Trp

Tryptophan

K

Lys

Lysine

Y

Tyr

Tyrosine

L

Leu

Leucine

Z

Glx

Glutamine or glutamic acid

*Undetermined or non-standard amino acid is denoted with the one letter symbol X

 

Side Chain Polarity

Uncharged Polar

Charged Polar

Nonpolar

Lys

Lysine

Ser

Serine

Gly

Glycine

Arg

Arginine

Thr

Threonine

Ala

Alanine

His

Histidine

Asn

Asparagine

Val

Valine

Asp

Aspartic Acid

Gln

Glutamine

Leu

Leucine

 

 

Tyr

Tyrosine

Ile

Isoleucine

 

 

Cys

Cysteine

Met

Methionine

 

 

 

 

Pro

Proline

 

 

 

 

Phe

Phenylalanine

 

 

 

 

Trp

Tryptophan