Peptide substituent abbreviations
For brevity, chemical names are frequently shortened when used in structures and sequences. The list on this page is some of the abbreviations for substituents used throughout our website and literature.
Abbreviation Substituent
Ac Acetyl
Bn, Bzl Benzyl
BOC, Boc tert-Butoxycarbonyl
Bu Butyl
Bz Benzoyl
CBZ, Cbz Benzyloxycarbonyl
Dnp 2,4-Dinitrophenyl
Dns Dansyl
Et Ethyl
FITC Fluorescein
Fmoc 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
For Formyl
Fuc Fucose
Gal Galactose
Glc Glucose
Lau Lauroyl
Me Methyl
Mca 7-Methoxycoumarin
Myr Myristoyl
Pam Palmitoyl
Phe Phenyl
Pr Propyl
5-TAMRA 5-Carboxytetramethylrhodamine
Z Benzyloxycarbonyl
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