Administrative Instructions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Annex C, Appendix 2
Nucleotide and Amino Acid Symbols and Feature Table
Table 4: List of Modified and Unusual Amino Acids
|
Symbol
|
Meaning
|
|---|---|
|
Aad |
2-Aminoadipic acid |
|
bAad |
3-Aminoadipic acid |
|
bAla |
beta-Alanine, beta-Aminopropionic acid |
|
Abu |
2-Aminobutyric acid |
|
4Abu |
4-Aminobutyric acid, piperidinic acid |
|
Acp |
6-Aminocaproic acid |
|
Ahe |
2-Aminoheptanoic acid |
|
Aib |
2-Aminoisobutyric acid |
|
bAib |
3-Aminoisobutyric acid |
|
Apm |
2-Aminopimelic acid |
|
Dbu |
2,4 Diaminobutyric acid |
|
Des |
Desmosine |
|
Dpm |
2,2’-Diaminopimelic acid |
|
Dpr |
2,3-Diaminopropionic acid |
|
EtGly |
N-Ethylglycine |
|
EtAsn |
N-Ethylasparagine |
|
Hyl |
Hydroxylysine |
|
aHyl |
allo-Hydroxylysine |
|
3Hyp |
3-Hydroxyproline |
|
4Hyp |
4-Hydroxyproline |
|
Ide |
Isodesmosine |
|
aIle |
allo-Isoleucine |
|
MeGly |
N-Methylglycine, sarcosine |
|
MeIle |
N-Methylisoleucine |
|
MeLys |
6-N-Methyllysine |
|
MeVal |
N-Methylvaline |
|
Nva |
Norvaline |
|
Nle |
Norleucine |
|
Orn |
Ornithine |
|
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