| AA | anthranilic acid |
| ACMSD | 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde decarboxylase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| IDOs | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenases |
| 3-HAA | 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |
| 3-HK | 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine |
| 3-HAO | 3-hydroxyanthranilate oxidase |
| KAT | kynurenine aminotransferase |
| KMO | kynurenine 3-monooxygenase |
| KYN | kynurenine |
| KYNA | kynurenic acid |
| KYNU | kynureninase |
| MK-801 | 1-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide + hydrogen |
| N-fKYN | N-formyl-kynurenine |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartic acid |
| PA | picolinic acid |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| QPRT | quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase |
| QUIN | quinolinic acid |
| SZR-72 | N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-2-carboxamide |
| SZR-104 | N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-3-(morpholinomethyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-2-carboxamide |
| SZRG-21 | N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-3-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-2-carboxamide |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| XA | xanthurenic acid |