Amino Acid Isoluecine Flag: Ile Flag or I Flag

The Isoleucine flag uses the colours pink, white, and black.  The black square field indicates there are neither Nitrogens nor Oxygens in the R-Group, only Carbon (Hydrogens are ignored).  The order of the dots also reflects the structure.  The lowest dot represents the connection point to the COCON root.  The two dots along the fly indicate the two carbon stem, while the dot next to pink stripe represents the short, one carbon stem.

The white and pink stripe reflect the letter I.  Reason being I is the 9th letter in the alphabet and the number 9 is represented by the colour pink in colour metrics.

Isoleucine was discovered in Germany in the year 1903 by Felix Ehrlich.  Perhaps the most famous disease linked to amino acid I is Maple Syrup Urine Disease.  Although the name may sound funny, the consequences are deadly if not treated properly. As the name implies, MSUD, is when ones urine smells like maple syrup.