Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Handbook on Industrial Property Information and Documentation, Standard ST.25: Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings in Patent Applications (2009).
| 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. |
source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.