The amino acids in proteins:

 Symbol: Gly or G

 

 Chemical Name:

 Aminoacetic acid

 

 

Glycine structure

  Symbol: Ala or A

 

  Chemical Name:

  2-Aminopropanoic acid

 

 

 

 

Alanine structure

  Symbol: Ser or S 

 

  Chemical Name:

  2-Amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid

 

 

 

          Serine structure

  Symbol: Thr or T 

 

  Chemical Name:

  2-Amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid

 

 

 

        Threonine structure

  Symbol: Val or V 

 

  Chemical Name:

   2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid

 

 

 

       Valine structure

        Symbol: Leu or L 

 

        Chemical Name:

        2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

 

 

 

 

 

       Leucine structure

   Symbol: Ile or I

 

   Chemical Name:

   2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid

 

 

 

       Isoleucine structure

 

        Symbol: CyCH

 

        Chemical Name:

         2-Amino-3-sulfhydrylpropanoic acid

 

 

 

       Cysteine structure

    Symbol: CyS-SCy

 

    Chemical Name:

    L-3,3'-Dithiobis(2-aminopropionic acid)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Cystine structure

     Symbol: Met or M

 

     Chemical Name:

      2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid

 

 

 

 

 

          Methionine structure