| BBM-3N | Bold’s Basal Medium with 3-fold nitrogen |
| CLA | Conjugated linoleic acid |
| DMOX | 4,4-Dimethyloxazoline derivatives |
| ECL | Equivalent chain length |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| FA | Fatty acids |
| FAD | Fatty acid desaturase |
| FAMEs | Fatty acids methyl esters |
| FFAs | Free fatty acids |
| GC–MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPLC-DAD | High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection |
| LC-PUFAs | Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| LEDs | Light-emitting diodes |
| OD750 | Optical density measured at 750 nm |
| Rf | Retention factor |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RRt | Relative retention time |
| Rt | Retention time |
| TAGs | Triacylglycerols |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| UFAs | Unsaturated fatty acids |
| UHDs | Sum of unusual hexadecadienoic acids |
| UODs | Sum of unusual octadecadienoic acids |