| ABSs | Asexual blood stages |
| Ac-COA | Acetyl coenzyme A |
| ACS | Acyl-CoA synthetase |
| AMS | Adenosine-5′-sulfamate |
| aaRSs | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCKDH | Branched-chain keto-dehydrogenase |
| CETSA | Cellular thermal shift assay |
| CYP | Cytochrome P450 |
| DGFA | Dual gamete formation assay |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EC50 | 50% effective concentration |
| ED90 | 90% effective dose |
| EIA | Exflagellation inhibition assay |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| FGAA | Female gamete activation assay |
| G6PD | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HEA | Hydroxyethylamine |
| HMT | Histone methyltransferase |
| IAP | Inhibitor of apoptosis |
| IC50 | 50% inhibitory concentration |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| iPanAms | Inverted pantothenamides |
| JmjC | Jumonji C |
| KDM | Lysine demethylase |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| MMV | Medicines for Malaria Venture |
| ODA | Ookinete development assay |
| PABP1 | Polyadenylate-binding protein 1 complex |
| PCNA1 | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PfCLK3 | P. falciparum cyclin-dependent-like kinase |
| PfDHFR | P. falciparum dihydrofolate reductase |
| PfATP4 | P. falciparum Na+-efflux ATPase ATP4 |
| PfPANK1 | P. falciparum pantothenate kinase 1 |
| PfPI4Kβ | P. falciparum phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type III β |
| PfeEF2 | P. falciparum translation elongation factor 2 |
| PfYRS | P. falciparum tyrosine-tRNA synthetase |
| PfvapA | P. falciparum V-type H + -ATPase |
| Pf20S | P. falciparum 20S proteasome |
| PheRS | Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase |
| PK | Pharmacokinetics |
| PM | Plasmepsins |
| PMIX | Plasmepsin IX |
| PMX | Plasmepsin X |
| PVM | Parasitophorous vacuole membrane |
| RBCs | Red blood cells |
| SAHA | Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid |
| SaLSSA | Saponin-lysis sexual stage assay |
| SAR | Structure–activity relationship |
| SMFA | Standard membrane feeding assay |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| TAP | Triaminopyrimidine |
| YRS | Tyrosine-tRNA synthetase |
| WHO | World Health Organization |