| Aha | aminoheptanoic acid |
| Abu(Aba) | 2-aminobutyric acid (L-2-aminobutanoic acid |
| Apa | aminopropionic acid |
| Aib | aminoisobutyric acid (aminoisobutyrate) |
| Bu | 2-aminobutyric acid (L-butyrine) |
| Cit | citrulline |
| ADMAdda | O-acetyl-9-O-desmethylAdda |
| Dha | dehydroalanine |
| Dhb | dehydrobutyrine |
| DMAdda | 9-O-desmethylAdda |
| dmAdda | Adda demethylated at C-2, C-6, or C-8 |
| E(OMe) | glutamic acid methylester |
| H(2)Y | dihydrotyrosine |
| (H4)Y | 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrotyrosine |
| Har | homoarginine |
| Hil | homoisoleucine |
| Hph | homophenylalanine |
| Hty | homotyrosine |
| Kyn | kynurenine |
| Mdhb | N-methyldehydrobutyrine |
| M(O) | methionine-S-oxide |
| M(O2) | methionine S-sulfone |
| Mser | N-methylserine |
| Nfk | N-formylkynurenine |
| Oia | oxindolyalanine |
| Y(OMe) | methoxytyrosine |