9. Appendix 3: List of amino acids and their abbreviations
This table is included for reference.
There is no need to learn these names and abbreviations. It is important that you understand that the letter in drug resistance refers to different amino acids.
This table is included for future reference.
| Amino acid | 3-letter abbreviation | 1-letter abbreviation |
| Alanine | Ala | A |
| Arginine | Arg | R |
| Asparagine | Asn | N |
| Aspartic acid | Asp | D |
| Cysteine | Cys | C |
| Glutamic acid | Glu | E |
| Glutamine | Gln | Q |
| Glycine | Gly | G |
| Histidine | His | H |
| Isoleucine | Ile | I |
| Leucine | Leu | L |
| Lysine | Lys | K |
| Methionine | Met | M |
| Phenylalanine | Phe | F |
| Proline | Pro | P |
| Serine | Ser | S |
| Threonine | Thr | T |
| Tryptophan | Trp | W |
| Tyrosine | Tyr | Y |
| Valine | Val | V |
Last updated: 1 January 2023.