Codon-Amino Acid Abbreviations
( E. coli rare codons are marked by bold red text )

Codon Usage Reference: Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 October 10; 14(19): 7737.7749.
( Link to Literature: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC311793/ )

CodonFull Name3-Letter Abbreviation1-Letter AbbreviationFrequency
TTTPhenylalaninePheF0.46
TTCPhenylalaninePheF1.54
TTALeucineLeuL0.11
TTGLeucineLeuL0.11
TCTSerineSerS2.57
TCCSerineSerS1.91
TCASerineSerS0.20
TCGSerineSerS0.04
TATTyrosineTyrY0.39
TACTyrosineTyrY1.61
TAATermination (ochre)TerXN/A
TAGTermination (amber)TerXN/A
TGTCysteineCysC0.67
TGCCysteineCysC1.33
TGATermination (opal or umber)TerXN/A
TGGTryptophanTrpW1.00
CTTLeucineLeuL0.22
CTCLeucineLeuL0.20
CTALeucineLeuL0.04
CTGLeucineLeuL5.33
CCTProlineProP0.23
CCCProlineProP0.04
CCAProlineProP0.44
CCGProlineProP3.29
CATHistidineHisH0.45
CACHistidineHisH1.55
CAAGlutamineGlnQ0.22
CAGGlutamineGlnQ1.78
CGTArginineArgR4.39
CGCArginineArgR1.56
CGAArginineArgR0.02
CGGArginineArgR0.02
ATTIsoleucineIleI0.47
ATCIsoleucineIleI2.53
ATAIsoleucineIleI0.01
ATGMethionineMetM1.00
ACTThreonineThrT1.80
ACCThreonineThrT1.87
ACAThreonineThrT0.14
ACGThreonineThrT0.18
AATAsparagineAsnN0.10
AACAsparagineAsnN1.90
AAALysineLysK1.60
AAGLysineLysK0.40
AGTSerineSerS0.22
AGCSerineSerS1.05
AGAArginineArgR0.02
AGGArginineArgR0.00
GTTValineValV2.24
GTCValineValV0.15
GTAValineValV1.11
GTGValineValV0.50
GCTAlanineAlaA1.88
GCCAlanineAlaA0.23
GCAAlanineAlaA1.10
GCGAlanineAlaA0.80
GATAspartateAspD0.61
GACAspartateAspD1.39
GAAGlutamateGluE1.59
GAGGlutamateGluE0.41
GGTGlycineGlyG2.28
GGCGlycineGlyG1.65
GGAGlycineGlyG0.02
GGGGlycineGlyG0.04
N/AAspartate or AsparagineN/ABN/A
N/AGlutamate or GlutamineN/AZN/A


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( Codon Table Original Source: http://www.hgmd.cf.ac.uk/docs/cd_amino.html )