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SCIENCE  POWERHOUSE ARTICLES MATH  POWERHOUSE
Scientific Abbreviations - Chemistry Back

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

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A (1) Adenine or adenosine.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid alanine.
A260 Absorbance as measured at 260nm.
aa Aminoacyl
Aad Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid 3-aminoadipic acid.
Abu Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid 2-aminobutyric acid.
ac Acetyl.
Ac Symbol for the element actinium.
ACD Blood anticoagulant.
ADP Adenosine 5'-diphosphate.
Ade Three letter code for adenine.
Ado Three letter code for adenosine.
Ag Symbol for the element silver.
aHyl Code for the uncommon amino acid allo-hydroxylysine.
aIle Code for the uncommon amino acid allo-isoleucine.
Al Symbol for the element aluminum.
Ala Three letter code for the amino acid alanine.
Am Symbol for the element americium.
AMP Adenosine monophosphate.
an Anisoyl.
AP Alkaline phosphatase.
Apm Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid 3-aminopimelic acid.
Ar Symbol for the element argon.
Arg Three letter code for the amino acid arginine.
As Symbol for the element arsenic.
Asn Three letter code for the amino acid asparagine.
Asp Three letter code for the amino acid aspartic acid.
At Symbol for the element astatine.
ATP Adenosine 5'-triphosphate.
Au Symbol for the element gold.

 

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B (1) Symbol for the element boron.
(2) One letter code for bromouridine.
Ba Symbol for the element barium.
BAP Bacterial alkaline phosphatase.
BCIP 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl phosphate.
Be Symbol for the element beryllium.
bh Benzhydryl.
Bh Symbol for the element bohrium.
Bi Symbol for the element bismuth.
Bio-dNTP Biotin-deoxynucleoside triphosphate.
Bk Symbol for the element berkelium.
bp Nucleotide base pair.
br Bromo.
Br Symbol for the element bromine.
BrUrd Abbreviation for bromouridine.
BSA Bovine serum albumin.
B/W Blue/White cloning.
bz Benzoyl.
bzl Benzyl.

 

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C (1) Cytosine or cytidine.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid cysteine.
(3) Symbol for the element carbon.
(4) One letter code for the amino acid cysteine.
Ca Symbol for the element calcium.
CA Casamino acids.
Cd Symbol for the element cadmium.
cDNA Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid.
Ce Symbol for the element cerium.
Cf Symbol for the element californium.
Ci Curie.
CIAP Calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase.
cl Chloro.
Cl Symbol for the element chlorine.
Cm Symbol for the element curium.
Co Symbol for the element cobalt.
cpm Counts per minute.
Cr Symbol for the element chromium.
Cs Symbol for the element cesium.
CTP Cytidine 5'-triphosphate.
Cu Symbol for the element copper.
Cyd Three letter code for Cytidine.
Cys Three letter code for the amino acid cysteine.
Cyt Three letter code for cytosine.

 

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D (1) One letter code for the amino acid aspartic acid.
(2) One letter code for dihydrouridine.
Da Dalton.
dAMP Deoxyadenosine monophosphate.
dATP Deoxyadenosine triphosphate.
Db Symbol for the element dubnium (formerly unnipentium).
Dbu Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid 2,4-diaminobutyric acid.
dCTP Deoxycytidine triphosphate.
ddATP Dideoxyadenosine triphosphate.
ddCTP Dideoxycytidine triphosphate.
ddGTP Dideoxyguanosine triphosphate.
ddNTP Dideoxynucleoside triphosphate.
DEPC Diethyl pyrocarbonate.
DIG Digoxigenin.
dGTP Deoxyguanosine triphosphate.
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide.
dmt Dimethoxytrityl.
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid.
DNase Deoxyribonuclease.
dns Dansyl.
dNTP Deoxynucleoside triphosphate.
dpm Disintegrations per minute.
Dpm Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid 2,2'-diaminopimelic acid.
Dpr Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid 2,3-diaminopropionic acid.
ds Double stranded.
DTT Dithiothreitol
dTTP Deoxythymidine triphosphate.
dUTP Deoxyuridine triphosphate.
Dy Symbol for the element dysprosium.

 

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E (1) One letter code for the amino acid glutamic acid.
(2) Abbreviation for ethyl.
EDTA Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid.
EGTA Ethylene glycol tetracetic acid.
ELISA Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
EMBL European Molecular Biology Laboratory
ENDO Endodeoxyribonuclease assay.
Er Symbol for the element erbium.
Es Symbol for the element einsteinium.
Eu Symbol for the element europium.
exo Exonuclease.
EXO 5' and 3' exodeoxyribonuclease assay.

 

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F (1) Symbol for the element fluorine.
(2) One letter symbol for the amino acid phenylalanine.
(3) formyl.
fa Formylaminoacyl.
Fe Symbol for the element iron.
fl Fluoro.
Fm Symbol for the element fermium.
FOA 5-Fluoroacetic acid.
Fr Symbol for the element francium.

 

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G (1) Guanine or Guanosine.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid glycine.
Ga Symbol for the element gallium.
Gal D-galactose.
Gd Symbol for the element gadolinium.
Ge Symbol for the element germanium.
Gln Three letter code for the amino acid glutamine.
Glu Three letter code for the amino acid glutamic acid.
Gly Three letter code for the amino acid glycine.
GTGB Glycerol tolerant gel buffer.
Gua Three letter code for guanine.
Guo Three letter code for guanosine.
GUS Beta-D-glucuronidase.

 

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H (1) Symbol for the element hydrogen.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid histidine.
(3) dihydro.
HBSS Hank's Buffered Salt Solution.
He Symbol for the element helium.
HEPES N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N'-(2-ethanesulfonic acid).
Hf Symbol for the element hafnium.
Hg Symbol for the element mercury.
His Three letter code for the amino acid histidine.
hm Hydroxymethyl.
Ho Hydroxy.
Ho Symbol for the element holmium.
HRP Horseradish peroxidase.
HPLC High performance liquid chromatography.
Hs Symbol for the element hassium.
hU Symbol for dihydrouridine.
Hyl Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid hydroxylysine.
Hyp Three letter code for hypoxanthine.

 

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I (1) Symbol for the element iodine.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid Isoleucine.
(3) One letter code for inosine.
(4) Isopentenyl.
IEF Isoelectric focusing.
Ile Three letter code for the amino acid isoleucine.
In Symbol for the element indium.
Ino Three letter code for inosine.
Io Iodo.
IPTG Isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside.
Ir Symbol for the element iridium.

 

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K (1) Symbol for the element potassium.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid lysine.
Kb Kilobase.
kDa KiloDalton.
Kr Symbol for the element krypton.

 

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L One letter code for the amino acid leucine.
La Symbol for the element lanthanum.
LB Luria Bertani media.
Leu Three letter code for the amino acid leucine.
Li Symbol for the element lithium.
Lr Symbol for the element lawrencium.
Lu Symbol for the element lutetium.
Lys Three letter code for the amino acid lysine.

 

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M (1) One letter code for the amino acid methionine.
(2) One letter code for thioinosine.
(3) Methyl.
MCS Multiple cloning site.
Md Symbol for the element mendelevium.
MeGly Code for the uncommon amino acid N-methylglycine.
Met Three letter code for the amino acid methionine.
Mg Symbol for the element magnesium.
MMLV Moloney murine leukemia virus.
mmt Monomethoxytrityl.
Mn Symbol for the element manganese.
Mo Symbol for the element molybdenum.
MOPS 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid.
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid.
Mt Symbol for the element meitnerium.
MW Molecular weight.

 

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N (1) Nucleotide or nucleoside.
(2) Symbol for the element nitrogen.
(3) One letter code for the amino acid asparagine.
Na Symbol for the element sodium.
NAD Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
NADH Reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
NADP Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate.
NADPH Reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phophate.
Nb Symbol for the element niobium.
NBT Nitro blue tetrazolium.
Nd Symbol for the element neodymium.
Ne Symbol for the element neon.
Ni Symbol for the element nickel.
Nle Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid norisoleucine.
No Symbol for the element nobelium.
Np Symbol for the element neptunium.
NP-40 Nonidet P-40.
nt Nucleotide.
NTP Nucleoside triphosphate.
Nuc Three letter code for nucleotide or nucleoside.
Nva Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid norvaline.
NZCYM NZ amine, NaCl, bacto-yeast extract, casamino acids, and magnesium sulfate.
NZM NZ amine, NaCl, and magnesium sulfate.
NZYM NZ amine, NaCl, bacto-yeast extract, and magnesium sulfate.

 

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O (1) Symbol for the element oxygen.
(2) One letter code for orotidine.
oh Hydroxy.
oilgo(dT) Oligodeoxythymidylic acid.
OMP Orotidine monophosphate.
Ord Three letter code for orotidine.
Orn Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid ornithine.
Oro Three letter code for orotate.
Os Symbol for the element osmium.

 

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P (1) Symbol for the element phosphorus.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid proline.
Pa Symbol for the element protoactinium.
Pb Symbol for the element lead.
PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Pd Symbol for the element palladium.
PAGE Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
PBS Phosphate buffered saline.
PCR Polymerase chain reaction.
PEI Polyethylenimine.
PEG Polyethylene glycol.
Phe Three letter code for the amino acid phenylalanine
Pi Inorganic phosphate.
PIPES Piperazine-N,N'-bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid).
Pm Symbol for the element promethium.
Po Symbol for the element polonium.
Pr Symbol for the element praseodymium.
Pro Three letter symbol for the amino acid proline.
Pt Symbol for the element platinum.
PNK Polynucleotide kinase.
poly(A) Polyadenylic acid.
poly(A)+ Polyadenylated (mRNA).
poly(dA-dT) Poly (deoxyadenlic acid - deoxythymidylic acid).
poly(dT) Polydeoxythymidylic acid.
Pu Symbol for the element plutonium.
Puo Thee letter code for purine nucleoside.
Pur Three letter code for purine.
Pyd Thee letter code for pyrimidine nucleoside.
Pyr Three letter code for pyrimidine.

 

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Q One letter code for the amino acid glutamine.

 

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R (1) One letter code for the amino acid arginine.
(2) One letter code for a purine nucleoside or nucleotide.
Ra Symbol for the element radium.
RBC Red blood cell.
Rb Symbol for the element rubidium.
Re Symbol for the element rhenium.
Rf Symbol for the element rutherfordium (formerly unniquadium).
Rh Symbol for the element rhodium.
Rn Symbol for the element radon.
RNA Ribonucleic acid.
RNAse Ribonuclease.
rRNA Ribosomal ribonucleic acid.
RT Reverse transcriptase.
Ru Symbol for the element ruthenium.

 

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S (1) Symbol for the element sulfur.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid serine.
(3) One letter code for thiouridine.
(4) Thio or Mercapto.
Sar Three letter code for the uncommon amino acid sarcosine.
Sb Symbol for the element antimony.
Sc Symbol for the element scandium.
SDS Sodium dodecyl sulfate.
Se Symbol for the element selenium.
Ser Three letter code for the amino acid serine.
Sg Symbol for the element seaborgium.
Shyp Abbreviation for mercaptopurine.
Si Symbol for the element silicon.
Sino Abbreviation for for thioinosine.
Sm Symbol for the element samarium.
Sn Symbol for the element tin.
Sno Three letter code for thioinosine.
Sr Symbol for the element strontium.
Srd Three letter code for thiouridine.
ss Single stranded.
SSC Sodium chloride/sodium citrate buffer.
SSPE Sodium chloride/sodium phosphate/EDTA buffer.
SU Two letter code for thiouridine.
Sur Three letter code for thiouracil.
SUra Abbreviation for thiouracil.
Syp Three letter code for mercaptopurine.

 

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T (1) Thymine or thymidine.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid threonine.
(3) One letter code for ribothymidine.
Ta Symbol for the element tantalum.
TAE Tris/acetate/EDTA buffer.
Tb Symbol for the element terbium.
TBE Tris/borate/EDTA buffer.
TBS (1X) Tris buffered saline.
TBST Tris buffered saline with tween-20.
Tc Symbol for the element technietium.
TdT Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase.
Te Symbol for the element tellurium.
TE Tris/EDTA buffer.
TEMED N',N',N',N'-Tetramethylethylenediamine.
TES (1) N-Tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid.
(2) Tris, EDTA, and sodium chloride.
TGB Tris glycine buffer.
Th Symbol for the element thorium.
Thd Three letter code for ribothymidine.
thp Tetrahydropyranyl.
Thr Three letter code for the amino acid threonine.
Thy Three letter code for thymine.
Tl Symbol for the element thalium.
Ti Symbol for the element titanium.
TLC Thin layer chromotography.
Tm Melting temperature.
Tm Symbol for the element thulium.
TMB 3,3',5,5'-Tetramethylbenzidine.
TNE Tris and NaEDTA.
tos Tosyl.
TPE Tris/phosphate/EDTA buffer.
tr Trityl.
TRICINE N-Tris(hydroxymethyl)methylglycine.
Tris Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.
Trp Three letter code for the amino acid tryptophan.
tRNA Transfer ribonucleic acid.
TSY Trypticase soy yeast.
Tyr Three letter code for the amino acid tyrosine.

 

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U (1) Uracil or uridine.
(2) Symbol for the element uranium.
Ura Three letter code for uracil.
Urd Three letter code for uridine.
UTP Uridine triphosphate.
Uub Symbol for the element ununbium.
Uun Symbol for the element ununnilium.
Uuu Symbol for the element unununium.
UV Ultraviolet.

 

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V (1) Symbol for the element vanadium.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid valine.
Val Three letter code for the amino acid valine.
v/v volume/volume

 

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W (1) Symbol for the element tungsten.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid tryptophan.
w/v weight/volume

 

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X One letter code for unkown or other uncommon amino acid.
X-Gal 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside.
X-Gluc 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl-beta-D-glucuronic acid.
Xan Three letter code for xanthine.
Xe Symbol for the element xenon.

 

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Y (1) Symbol for the element yttrium.
(2) One letter code for the amino acid tyrosine.
(3) One letter code for a pyrimidine nucleoside or nucleotide.
Yb Symbol for the element ytterbium.
YMG Yeast and malt extract with glucose.
YPD Media Yeast extract/peptone/dextrose.
YPG Media Yeast extract/peptone/galactose.
YT Media Yeast extract/tryptone.

 

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Zn Symbol for the element zinc.
Zr Symbol for the element zirconium.

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