| 12-HETE | 12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid |
| AbsC | Absolute configuration |
| ABTS | 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| BChE | Butyrylcholinesterase |
| CC | Column chromatography |
| CDA | Chiral derivatizing agent |
| CHS | Chalcone synthase |
| COSY | Correlation spectroscopy |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| DEPT | Distortion enhancement by polarization transfer |
| DPPH | 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| EC50 | Half maximal effective concentration |
| ECD | Electronic circular dichroism |
| GIAO | Gauge-independent atomic orbital |
| GPC | Gel permeation chromatography |
| HHT | 12-Hydroxy-5,8,10-heptadecatrienoic acid |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| HMBC | Heteronuclear multiple bond correlation |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| KS | Kaposi’s sarcoma |
| LLE | Liquid–liquid extraction |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LTB4 | Leukotriene B4 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MPLC | Medium-pressure liquid chromatography |
| MTPA | α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOESY | Nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy |
| NOR 1 | (±)-(E)-Methyl-2-[(E)-hydroxyimino]-5-nitro-6-methoxy-hex-3-enamide |
| NP | Normal phase |
| PAF | Platelet-activating factor |
| PARP-1 | Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PLC | Preparative thin-layer chromatography |
| PTP1B | Human protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B |
| QM | Quantum mechanical |
| RelC | Relative configuration |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RP | Reversed phase |
| STS | Stilbene synthase |
| TDDFT | Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory |
| TEAC | Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity |
| THMS | trans-3,3′,5,5′-Tetrahydroxy-4′-methoxystilbene |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UV/Vis | Ultraviolet/Visible |
| VCD | Vibrational circular dichroism |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |