The Single-Letter Amino Acid Code G - Glycine (Gly) P - Proline (Pro) A - Alanine (Ala) V - Valine (Val) L - Leucine (Leu) I - Isoleucine (Ile) M - Methionine (Met) C - Cysteine (Cys) F - Phenylalanine (Phe) Y - Tyrosine (Tyr) W - Tryptophan (Trp) H - Histidine (His) K - Lysine (Lys) R - Arginine (Arg) Q - Glutamine (Gln) N - Asparagine (Asn) E - Glutamic Acid (Glu) D - Aspartic Acid (Asp) S - Serine (Ser) T - Threonine (Thr) Z - Glutamate or Glutamine X - any * - translation stop