AMINO ACIDS

Si Nutritional Name of Amino Structure 1 & 3 letter Special group

No. classification Acid abbreviation
1 Essential Histidine H, His Heterocyclic, Basic, optically
active

2 Essential Isoleucine I, Ile Aliphatic, optically active

3 Essential Leucine L, Leu Aliphatic, optically active

4 Essential Lysine K, Lys Basic, optically active

5 Essential Methionine M, Met Sulphur containing, optically

active
6 Essential Phenylalanine F, Phe Aromatic, optically active

7 Essential Threonine T, Thr Hydroxylic, optically active

8 Essential Tryptophan W, Trp Aromatic, optically active

9 Essential Valine V, Val Aliphatic, optically active

10 Non-essential Alanine A, Ala Aliphatic, optically active

11 Non-essential Asparagine N, Asn Amide group containing,

Neutral, optically active
12 Non-essential Aspartic acid D, Asp Acidic, optically active

13 Non-essential Glutamic aid E, Glu Acidic, optically active

14 Non-essential Serine S, Ser Hydroxylic, optically active

15 Semi-essential Arginine R, Arg Basic, optically active

or conditional
amino acid

16 Semi-essential Cysteine C, Cys Sulphur containing amino

or conditional acid, optically active
amino acid

17 Semi-essential Glutamine Q, Gln Amide group containing,

or conditional Neutral, optically active
amino acid
 18 Semi-essential Glycine G, Gly Aliphatic, Optically inactive
or conditional
amino acid

19 Semi-essential Proline P, Pro Heterocyclic, optically active

or conditional
amino acid

20 Semi-essential Tyrosine Y, Tyr Aromatic, optically active

or conditional
amino acid

Acidic amino acids: Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid

Basic amino acids: Histidine, Lysine, Arginine
Neutral amino acids: Asparagine, Glutamine
Sulphur containing amino acid: Methionine, Cysteine
Hydroxyl amino acids: Threonine, Serine
Heterocyclic amino acids: Histidine, Proline
Aromatic amino acids: Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine
Amide group containing amino acids: Asparagine, Glutamine
Aliphatic amino acids: Isoleucine, Leucine, Valine, Alanine, Glycine
The only optically inactive amino acid: Glycine