| A | Amino acid Ala |
| AOT | Aerosol OT di(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate |
| AW | Dipeptide Ala-Trp |
| AWA | Tripeptide Ala-Trp-Ala |
| C | Amino acid Cys |
| FC | Franck–Condon |
| M | Amino acid Met |
| RMs | Reverse micelles |
| W | Amino acid Trp |
| WMW | Tripeptide Trp-Met-Trp |
| WWC | Tripeptide Trp-Trp-Cys |
| WWM | Tripeptide Trp-Trp-Met |