AFM	Atomic force microscopy
APP	Amyloid precursor protein
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AKU	Alkaptonuria
Cryo-EM	Cryogenic electron microscopy
CR	Congo red
CD	Circular dichroism
CJD	Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
CWD	Chronic wasting disease
Cys	Cysteine
EM	Electron microscopy
EGCG	Epigallocatechin gallate
FE-SEM	Field-emission-scanning electron microscopy
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
FFI	Fatal familial insomnia
GlcCer	Glucosylceramide
GAG	Glycosaminoglycans
GSS	Gerstmann Straussler–Scheinker
Hcys	Homocysteine
Htt	Huntingtin
Hyp	Hydroxyproline
IEMs	Inborn errors of metabolism
LNAA	Large neutral amino acids
Lys	Lysine
Met	Methionine
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
MD simulation	Molecular dynamics simulations
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
OPRI	Octapeptide repeat insertion
PKU	Phenylketonuria
Phe	Phenylalanine
Pro	Proline
Polyps	Polyphosphates
PH	Primary hyperoxaluria
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PBS	Phosphate buffer saline
QA	Quinolinic acid
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SH	Secondary hyperoxaluria
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
ThT	Thioflavin T
TGA	Thermogravimetric analysis
TA	Tannic acid
Tyr	Tyrosine
Trp	Tryptophane
type II Diabetes	T2D
XRD	X-ray diffraction
XTT	2,3-Bis-(2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-Tetrazolium-5-Carboxanilide