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Packagehl7.fhir.uv.molecular-definition-data-types
Resource TypeCodeSystem
IdCodeSystem-amino-acid.json
FHIR VersionR6
Sourcehttps://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/molecular-definition-data-types/CodeSystem-amino-acid.html
URLhttp://hl7.org/fhir/uv/molecular-definition-data-types/CodeSystem/amino-acid
Version1.0.0-ballot1
Statusdraft
Date2026-01-26T14:36:09+00:00
NameAminoAcid
TitleAmino Acid Symbols
Realmuv
Authorityhl7
DescriptionSingle-letter and three-letter symbols for amino acids, including unambiguous and ambiguous symbols.
Contentcomplete

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amino-acid-1letter-ambiguousAmino Acid 1-letter Ambiguous Symbols ValueSet
amino-acid-1letter-unambiguousAmino Acid 1-letter Unambiguous Symbols ValueSet
amino-acid-3letter-ambiguousAmino Acid 3-letter Ambiguous Symbols ValueSet
amino-acid-3letter-unambiguousAmino Acid 3-letter Unambiguous Symbols ValueSet

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Generated Narrative: CodeSystem amino-acid

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/molecular-definition-data-types/CodeSystem/amino-acid defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
A AlanineA
C CysteineC
D Aspartic acidD
E Glutamic acidE
F PhenylalanineF
G GlycineG
H HistidineH
I IsoleucineI
K LysineK
L LeucineL
M MethionineM
N AsparagineN
P ProlineP
Q GlutamineQ
R ArginineR
S SerineS
T ThreonineT
V ValineV
W TryptophanW
Y TyrosineY
B Aspartic acid or asparagineD or N
U SelenocysteineU
X Unknown or other amino acidAny amino acid
Z Glutamic acid or glutamineE or Q
Ala AlanineAla
Cys CysteineCys
Asp Aspartic acidAsp
Glu Glutamic acidGlu
Phe PhenylalaninePhe
Gly GlycineGly
His HistidineHis
Ile IsoleucineIle
Lys LysineLys
Leu LeucineLeu
Met MethionineMet
Asn AsparagineAsn
Pro ProlinePro
Gln GlutamineGln
Arg ArginineArg
Ser SerineSer
Thr ThreonineThr
Val ValineVal
Trp TryptophanTrp
Tyr TyrosineTyr
Asx Aspartic acid or asparagineAsp or Asn
Sec SelenocysteineSec
Xaa Unknown or other amino acidAny amino acid
Glx Glutamic acid or glutamineGlu or Gln

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    {
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    {
      "code": "H",
      "display": "Histidine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "I",
      "display": "Isoleucine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "K",
      "display": "Lysine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "L",
      "display": "Leucine",
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    {
      "code": "M",
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    {
      "code": "N",
      "display": "Asparagine",
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      "code": "P",
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      "definition": "P"
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      "display": "Glutamine",
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    },
    {
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      "display": "Arginine",
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    {
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    {
      "code": "T",
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    },
    {
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      "display": "Tryptophan",
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "display": "Aspartic acid or asparagine",
      "definition": "D or N"
    },
    {
      "code": "U",
      "display": "Selenocysteine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "X",
      "display": "Unknown or other amino acid",
      "definition": "Any amino acid"
    },
    {
      "code": "Z",
      "display": "Glutamic acid or glutamine",
      "definition": "E or Q"
    },
    {
      "code": "Ala",
      "display": "Alanine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "Cys",
      "display": "Cysteine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "Asp",
      "display": "Aspartic acid",
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    },
    {
      "code": "Glu",
      "display": "Glutamic acid",
      "definition": "Glu"
    },
    {
      "code": "Phe",
      "display": "Phenylalanine",
      "definition": "Phe"
    },
    {
      "code": "Gly",
      "display": "Glycine",
      "definition": "Gly"
    },
    {
      "code": "His",
      "display": "Histidine",
      "definition": "His"
    },
    {
      "code": "Ile",
      "display": "Isoleucine",
      "definition": "Ile"
    },
    {
      "code": "Lys",
      "display": "Lysine",
      "definition": "Lys"
    },
    {
      "code": "Leu",
      "display": "Leucine",
      "definition": "Leu"
    },
    {
      "code": "Met",
      "display": "Methionine",
      "definition": "Met"
    },
    {
      "code": "Asn",
      "display": "Asparagine",
      "definition": "Asn"
    },
    {
      "code": "Pro",
      "display": "Proline",
      "definition": "Pro"
    },
    {
      "code": "Gln",
      "display": "Glutamine",
      "definition": "Gln"
    },
    {
      "code": "Arg",
      "display": "Arginine",
      "definition": "Arg"
    },
    {
      "code": "Ser",
      "display": "Serine",
      "definition": "Ser"
    },
    {
      "code": "Thr",
      "display": "Threonine",
      "definition": "Thr"
    },
    {
      "code": "Val",
      "display": "Valine",
      "definition": "Val"
    },
    {
      "code": "Trp",
      "display": "Tryptophan",
      "definition": "Trp"
    },
    {
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      "display": "Tyrosine",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "display": "Selenocysteine",
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    },
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