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Enum: AminoAcidEnum

Standard amino acid single letter codes

URI: valuesets:AminoAcidEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
A CHEBI:16449
C CHEBI:17561
D CHEBI:17053
E CHEBI:16015
F CHEBI:17295
G CHEBI:15428
H CHEBI:15971
I CHEBI:17191
K CHEBI:18019
L CHEBI:15603
M CHEBI:16643
N CHEBI:17196
P CHEBI:17203
Q CHEBI:18050
R CHEBI:16467
S CHEBI:17115
T CHEBI:16857
V CHEBI:16414
W CHEBI:16828
Y CHEBI:17895

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amino_acid Standard amino acid single letter codes

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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name: AminoAcidEnum
description: Standard amino acid single letter codes
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  A:
    text: A
    meaning: CHEBI:16449
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Ala
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '89.09'
    title: Alanine
    aliases:
    - alanine
  C:
    text: C
    meaning: CHEBI:17561
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Cys
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: polar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '121.15'
      special:
        tag: special
        value: forms disulfide bonds
    title: Cysteine
    aliases:
    - L-cysteine
  D:
    text: D
    meaning: CHEBI:17053
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Asp
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: acidic
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '133.10'
      charge:
        tag: charge
        value: negative
    title: Aspartic acid
    aliases:
    - L-aspartic acid
  E:
    text: E
    meaning: CHEBI:16015
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Glu
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: acidic
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '147.13'
      charge:
        tag: charge
        value: negative
    title: Glutamic acid
    aliases:
    - L-glutamic acid
  F:
    text: F
    meaning: CHEBI:17295
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Phe
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '165.19'
      aromatic:
        tag: aromatic
        value: 'true'
    title: Phenylalanine
    aliases:
    - L-phenylalanine
  G:
    text: G
    meaning: CHEBI:15428
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Gly
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '75.07'
      special:
        tag: special
        value: smallest, most flexible
    title: Glycine
    aliases:
    - glycine
  H:
    text: H
    meaning: CHEBI:15971
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: His
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: basic
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '155.16'
      charge:
        tag: charge
        value: positive
    title: Histidine
    aliases:
    - L-histidine
  I:
    text: I
    meaning: CHEBI:17191
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Ile
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '131.17'
      branched:
        tag: branched
        value: 'true'
    title: Isoleucine
    aliases:
    - L-isoleucine
  K:
    text: K
    meaning: CHEBI:18019
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Lys
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: basic
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '146.19'
      charge:
        tag: charge
        value: positive
    title: Lysine
    aliases:
    - L-lysine
  L:
    text: L
    meaning: CHEBI:15603
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Leu
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '131.17'
      branched:
        tag: branched
        value: 'true'
    title: Leucine
    aliases:
    - L-leucine
  M:
    text: M
    meaning: CHEBI:16643
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Met
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '149.21'
      special:
        tag: special
        value: start codon
    title: Methionine
    aliases:
    - L-methionine
  N:
    text: N
    meaning: CHEBI:17196
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Asn
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: polar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '132.12'
    title: Asparagine
    aliases:
    - L-asparagine
  P:
    text: P
    meaning: CHEBI:17203
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Pro
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '115.13'
      special:
        tag: special
        value: helix breaker, rigid
    title: Proline
    aliases:
    - L-proline
  Q:
    text: Q
    meaning: CHEBI:18050
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Gln
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: polar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '146.15'
    title: Glutamine
    aliases:
    - L-glutamine
  R:
    text: R
    meaning: CHEBI:16467
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Arg
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: basic
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '174.20'
      charge:
        tag: charge
        value: positive
    title: Arginine
    aliases:
    - L-arginine
  S:
    text: S
    meaning: CHEBI:17115
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Ser
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: polar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '105.09'
      hydroxyl:
        tag: hydroxyl
        value: 'true'
    title: Serine
    aliases:
    - L-serine
  T:
    text: T
    meaning: CHEBI:16857
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Thr
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: polar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '119.12'
      hydroxyl:
        tag: hydroxyl
        value: 'true'
    title: Threonine
    aliases:
    - L-threonine
  V:
    text: V
    meaning: CHEBI:16414
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Val
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '117.15'
      branched:
        tag: branched
        value: 'true'
    title: Valine
    aliases:
    - L-valine
  W:
    text: W
    meaning: CHEBI:16828
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Trp
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: nonpolar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'true'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '204.23'
      aromatic:
        tag: aromatic
        value: 'true'
      special:
        tag: special
        value: largest
    title: Tryptophan
    aliases:
    - L-tryptophan
  Y:
    text: Y
    meaning: CHEBI:17895
    annotations:
      three_letter:
        tag: three_letter
        value: Tyr
      polarity:
        tag: polarity
        value: polar
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: 'false'
      molecular_weight:
        tag: molecular_weight
        value: '181.19'
      aromatic:
        tag: aromatic
        value: 'true'
      hydroxyl:
        tag: hydroxyl
        value: 'true'
    title: Tyrosine
    aliases:
    - L-tyrosine