1-letter and 3-letter codes for Amino Acids




1-letter 3-letter name   1-letter 3-letter name
A Ala Alanine   M Met Methionine
C Cys Cysteine   N Asn Asparagine
D Asp Aspartic acid   P Pro Proline
E Glu Glutamic acid   Q Gln Glutamine
F Phe Phenylalanine   R Arg Arginine
G Gly Glycine   S Ser Serine
H His Histidine   T Thr Threonine
I Ile Isoleucine   V Val Valine
K Lys Lysine   W Trp Tryptophan
L Leu Leucine   Y Tyr Tyrosine
Also            
B Asx Asp or Asn   Z Glx Glu or Gln