What is the Amino Acid Codon Wheel?
A set of three consecutive bases on mRNA works together can represent a specific amino acid through their codon. The order of triplet nucleotide residues within messenger RNA (mRNA) dictates which amino acids will be assembled and in what sequence during protein synthesis. The amino acid codon wheel functions as a reference tool to efficiently identify the amino acids that result from RNA sequence translation.
How to Use the Amino Acid Codon Wheel?
To use the amino acid codon wheel begin at its center and identify three sequential nucleotide bases that match the RNA codon direction before translating them to their corresponding amino acid. This process is called RNA translation.
Amino Acid Codes
| Amino Acid Name | Abbreviation | ||
| Alanine | Ala/A | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Arginine | Arg/R | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Asparagine | Asn/N | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Aspartic acid | Asp/D | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Cysteine | Cys/C | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Glutamic acid | Glu/E | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Glutamine | Gln/Q | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Glycine | Gly/G | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Histidine | His/H | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Isoleucine | Ile/I | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Leucine | Leu/L | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Lysine | Lys/K | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Methionine | Met/M | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Phenylalanine | Phe/F | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Proline | Pro/P | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Serine | Ser/S | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Threonine | Thr/T | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Tryptophan | Trp/W | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Tyrosine | Tyr/Y | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
| Valine | Val/V | Add To Cart | Inquiry |
