P?
Phenylalanine (this is NOT its normal 1 letter code of ‘F’)
V
Valine
T
Threonine
Tim
T in ‘Tim’ is “Tryptophan” (normally ‘W’)
I
Isoleucine
M
Methionine
H
Histidine
A
Arginine (not its usual ‘R’)
First L in HALL
Leucine
Second L in ‘HALL’
Lysine (normally ‘K’)
What is the Mnemonic device for essential AAs?
PVT. Tim Hall
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?
Serine, Ser, S
Polar only
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?
Histidine, His, H
Polar, basic
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?
Isoleucine, Ile, I
Non-polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?
Leucine, Leu, L
Non-polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?
Lysine, Lys, K
Basic, (+) charge
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?
Methionine, Met, M
Non-polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic
Phenylthaline, Phe, F
Non-polar, aromatic
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Threonine, Thr, T
Polar
Tryptophan, Trp, W
Non-polar, aromatic
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Valine, Val, V
Non-polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Alanine, Ala, A
Non-polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Arginine, Arg, R
Basic
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Asparagine, Asn, N
Polar, basic
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Aspartic Acid, Asp, D
Polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Cysteine, Cys, C
Polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Glutamic acid, Glu, E
Acidic, polar
Glutamine, Gln, Q
Polar, basic
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Glycine, Gly, G
Non-polar
Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.
Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?
Tyrosine, Tyr, Y
Aromatic, polar
Phenylalanine, Phe, F
Serine, Ser, S