Other Amino Acid Classification

Essential Amino Acids

Non-Essential Amino Acids

Name Abr. Code Structural type Metabolic type
Glycine Gly G Non-polar Non-Essential
Alanine Ala A Non-polar Non-Essential
Valine Val V Non-polar Essential
Leucine Leu L Non-polar Essential
Isoleucine Ile I Non-polar Essential
Methionine Met M Non-polar Essential
Proline Pro P Non-polar Non-Essential
Serine Ser S Polar Non-Essential
Threonine Thr W Polar Essential
Cysteine Cys C Polar Non-Essential
Asparagine Asn N Polar Non-Essential
Glutamine Gln Q Polar Non-Essential
Phenylalanine Phe F Aromatic Essential
Tryptophan Trp W Aromatic Essential
Tyrosine Tyr Y Aromatic Non-Essential
Aspartic acid Asp C Acidic Non-Essential
Glutamic acid Glu E Acidic Non-Essential
Lysine Lys K Basic Essential
Arginine Arg R Basic Essential
Histidine His H Basic Essential

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