| 1,4-TzlNBA | nucleobase amino acid bearing of nucleobase attached to the side chain via 1,4-linked 1,2,3-triazole moiety |
| Ac | acetyl |
| ACN | acetonitrile |
| ARR | arginine-rich region |
| B, BH | nucleobase |
| C18 | octadodecane chain |
| CuAAC | Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition |
| DCM | dichloromethane |
| DMAP | 4-Dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| FAM | fluorescein |
| Fmoc | fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl |
| Fmoc-Aha | Fmoc-L-azidohomoalanine |
| Hal | L-homoalanine |
| HalTzl | nucleopeptide designed on the basis of L-azidohomoalanine (Hal), containing nucleobases attached through a 1,4-linked-triazole linker to the Hal’s side chain |
| HATU | [dimethylamino(triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yloxy)methylidene]-dimethylazanium;3-hydroxytriazolo[4,5-b]pyridine hexafluorophosphate |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| HOAt | 1-Hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole |
| MeOH | methanol |
| NBA | nucleobase amino acid |
| NP | nucleopeptide |
| PNA | peptide nucleic acid |
| RNAP II | RNA polymerase II |
| RT | reverse transcriptase |
| SPPS | solid-phase peptide synthesis |
| TAR | trans-activation response element |
| TB | tris/borate buffer |
| t-BuOH | tert-butanol |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| Tzl | 1,2,3-triazol |