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    The document lists the single letter codes for the 20 common amino acids and provides a mnemonic to help remember each code. It organizes the amino acids into four categories based on their chemical properties: non-polar, polar uncharged, basic, and acidic. An unknown amino acid is designated with an X.

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    The document lists the single letter codes for the 20 common amino acids and provides a mnemonic to help remember each code. It organizes the amino acids into four categories based on their chemical properties: non-polar, polar uncharged, basic, and acidic. An unknown amino acid is designated with an X.

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    The single letter codes for the 20 common amino acids,

    and a mnemonic way to remember them.

    Alanine A Alanine
    Arginine R R-genine
    Asparagine N asparagiNe
    Aspartic acid D asparDic acid
    Cysteine C Cysteine
    Glutamic acid E glutamatEy
    Glutamine Q Q-tamine
    Glycine G Glycine
    Histidine H Histidine
    Isoleucine I Isoleucine
    Leucine L Leucine
    Lysine K Kysine
    Methionine M Methionine
    Phenylalanine F Fenylalanine
    Proline P Proline
    Serine S Serine
    Threonine T Threonine
    Tryptophan W tWiptophan
    Tyrosine Y Y-rosine
    Valine V Valine

    Unknown X "X Factor"


    Organized by chemical property of functional group

    Non-polar (hydrophobic)
    Alanine A Alanine
    Cysteine C Cysteine
    Isoleucine I Isoleucine
    Leucine L Leucine
    Phenylalanine F Fenylalanine
    Proline P Proline
    Methionine M Methionine
    Tryptophan W tWiptophan
    Valine V Valine

    Polar uncharged (hydrophilic)


    Asparagine N asparagiNe
    Glutamine Q Q-tamine
    Glycine G Glycine
    Serine S Serine
    Threonine T Threonine
    Tyrosine Y Y-rosine

    Basic (+) positively charged and therefore extremely hydrophilic


    Arginine R R-genine
    Histidine H Histidine
    Lysine K Kysine

    Acidic (-) negatively charged and therefore extremely hydrophilic


    Aspartic acid D asparDic acid
    Glutamic acid E glutamatEy (glutamic acid is also called glutamate)

    Unknown X

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