| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CD | catalytic domain |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| DFMO | difluoromethyloxadiazole |
| HAT | histone acetyl transferases |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| IC50 | inhibitor concentration that halves the reaction velocity |
| KAT | Lysine acetyltransferase |
| KDAC | Lysine deacetylase |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) |
| PMT | post-translational modifications |
| TCEP | tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine |
| SAHA | suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid |
| TSA | Trichostatin A; [R-(E,E)]-7-[4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl]-N-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-7-oxo-2,4-heptadienamide |