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Non-polar side chains:
Glycine
Alanine
Valine
Leucine

Methionine
Isoleucine

Proline
Phenylalanine
Tryptophan
9 of em'

GAVL MI PPT

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Polar, uncharged side chains:
Cysteine
Glutamine

Serine
Threonine
Asparagine
Tyrosine
6 of em'

CG STAT

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Polar, charged side chains:
Arginine
Histidine

Lysine
Aspartic Acid
Glutamic Acid
5 of em'

AH LAG

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Non-polar, aliphatic side chains:
Glycine
Alanine
Valine
Leucine

Methionine
Isoleucine
6 of em'

GAVL MI

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Aromatic side chains:
Tyrosine
Tryptophan
Phenylalanine
3 of em'

TTP

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Positively charged side chains:
Histidine
Arginine
Lysine
3 of em'

HAL

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Negatively charged side chains:
Aspartic acid (Aspartate)
Glutamic acid (Glutamate)
2 of em'

AG

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
Side chain contains sulfur:

2 of em'
Methionine

Cysteine
MC

*Mnemonic, not based on AA abbreviation*
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Isoleucine
Ile (eye, elle ee)

I
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Phenylalanine
Phe

F
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Tryptophan
Trp

W
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Asparagine
Asn

N
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Glutamine
Gln

Q
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Tyrosine
Tyr

Y
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Lysine
Lys

K
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Arginine
Arg

R
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Aspartic acid
Asp

D
3 letter abbreviation, and 1 letter abbreviation:

Glutamic acid
Glu

E
Which are the 10 amino acids whose abbreviations are not normal?

i.e. whose abbreviations aren't simply the (first 3 letters, first letter)
Glutamine (Gln, Q)
Asparagine (Asn, N)
Glutamic Acid (Glu, E)
Aspartic Acid (Asp, D)



Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
Isoleucine (Ile, I)
Tryptophan (Trp, W)

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)
Arginine (Arg, R)
Lysine (Lys, K)
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

Q
Glutamine
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

Y
Tyrosine
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

N
Asparagine
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

E
Glutamate

i.e.

Glutamic Acid
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

R
Arginine
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

D
Asparagine

i.e.

Aspartic Acid
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

K
Lysine
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

F
Phenylalanine
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

W
Tryptophan
Name the AA for the 1 letter abbreviation:

I
Isoleucine