Proline is an 
amino
acid found in proteins. In mammals, proline is
a non-essential amino acid, meaning it does not need to be present
in the diet. Proline is hard to classify due to its ring
structure, but it shares many properties of the aliphatic amino
acids.
|
One Letter Code |
Three Letter Code |
Molecular Wt. (Daltons) |
Genetic Code Codons |
|
P |
PRO |
97.12 |
CCU, CCC, CCG, CCA |
See also: Table
5.1, , Genetic Code, Glutamate as a Precursor of Other
Amino Acids, Essential
Amino Acids
INTERNET LINK: Proline
Metabolism