| Abbreviation | Description, gene |
| 1,3DPG | 3-phospho-D-glyceroyl-phosphate |
| 3DSD | 3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase, aroZ, 3DSD, asbF |
| 4CL | 4-hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA ligase, 4CL |
| 4HBS | 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde synthetase |
| 4PG | 4-n-propylguaiacol |
| ACAR | aldehyde carboxylic acid reductase, car |
| Ac-CoA | acetyl-coenzyme A |
| Ace | acetate |
| AcP | acetyl phosphate |
| ADH | alcohol dehydrogenase, AHD6 |
| ADO | aromatic dioxygenase, ado |
| AKR | aldoketo reductases |
| ALDR | aldehyde reductases, areA |
| APX1 | ascorbate oxidase |
| ARO4 | DAHP synthase, aro4 |
| ARO7 | chorismate mutase, aro7, csm |
| AroB | DHQ synthase, aroB |
| AroD | DHQ dehydratase, aroD |
| AroE | Shikimate dehydrogenase, aroE |
| AroF, AroG, AroH | DAHP synthase feedback regulated isoenzymes, aroF, aroG, aroH |
| BFD | Benzoylformate decarboxylase, BFD |
| C3H | 4-coumaric acid 3-hydroxylase, sam5, hpaBC |
| C4H | cinnamate-4-hydroxylase, C4H |
| CADH | coniferyl alcohol dehydrogenase, calA |
| CALDH | coniferyl aldehyde dehydrogenase, calB |
| CCR | cinnamoyl-CoA reductase, ccr |
| COMT | caffeic acid O-methyltransferase, comt |
| CPL | chorismate-pyruvate lyase, ubiC |
| CPR | cytochrome P450 reductase, CPR |
| CSO | carotenoid oxygenase, cso2 |
| DAHP | 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate |
| DCDDH | 1,4-dicarboxylic acid dehydrogenase |
| DHGA | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglyoxylate |
| DHMA | 3,4-dihydroxymandelate |
| DHQ | 3-dehydroquinic acid |
| DHS | 3-dehydroshikimic acid |
| DyP | dye-decolorising peroxidase |
| E4P | erythrose-4-phosphate |
| ECH | enoyl-CoA hydratase, ech |
| EUGH | eugenol hydroxylase, ehyA, ehyB |
| F6P | fructose 6-phosphate |
| FCS | feruloyl-CoA synthetase, fcs |
| FDC | ferulic acid decarboxilase, fdc |
| G6P | glucose 6-phosphate |
| GAP | D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate |
| GapC | GAP dehydrogenase |
| GDH1 | NADP+ dependent glutamate dehydrogenases, gdh1 |
| GDH2 | NAD+ dependent glutamate dehydrogenases, gdh2 |
| GltA | citrate synthase, gltA |
| GPP1 | glycerol-1-phosphate, gpp1 |
| HBH | Hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase, pobA, hbh |
| HCHL | 4-hydroxycinnamate CoA-hydratase/lyase |
| HCT | hydroxycinnamoyl transferase |
| HCys | homocysteine |
| HMA | hydroxymandelate |
| HmaS | hydroxymandelate synthase, HmaS |
| HMO | hydroxymandelate oxidase, HMO |
| HMPHP-CoA | 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl-β-hydroxypropionyl-CoA |
| HpaBC | Two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenase, hpaBC |
| HPP | hydroxyphenylpyruvate |
| IcdA | isocitrate dehydrogenase, icdA |
| IEM | isoeugenol monooxygenase, iem |
| Lac | laccase |
| LiP | lignin peroxidase |
| LuxS | S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase, luxS |
| MARE | minimal aromatic aldehyde reduction ability |
| Met | methionine |
| MetE, MetH | methionine synthases, metE, metH |
| MetJ | transcription regulator of methionine biosynthetic gene cluster, metJ |
| MetK | SAM synthetase, metK |
| MnP | manganese-dependent peroxidase |
| Mtn | 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase, mtn |
| OMT | O-methyltransferase, OMT, comt |
| PAD | phenolic acid decarboxylase, pad |
| PAL | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, PAL |
| PCA | protocatechuic acid |
| PcaHG | protocatechuate dioxygenase, pcaHG |
| PDC1 | pyruvate decarboxylase |
| PEP | phosphoenolpyruvate |
| PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PhdB | HMPHP-CoA dehydrogenase, phdB |
| Pos5c | cytosol-relocalised NADH kinase, pos5c |
| PPDO | phenylpropanoid 2,3-dioxygenase |
| PpsA | phosphoenolpyruvate synthase, ppsA |
| PPTase | phophopantetheinyl transferase, entD, sfp, PPT |
| Pta | phosphotransacetylase, pta |
| PtsH | phosphocarrier protein, ptsH |
| Pyr | pyruvate |
| RARE | reduced aromatic aldehyde reduction ability |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAH | S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-L-methionine |
| SerA | phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, serA |
| SRH | S-ribosyl-L-homocysteine |
| TA | terephthalic acid |
| TAL | ammonia-lyase activity, sam8 |
| TktA | transketolase, tktA |
| TPADO | TA 1,2-dioxygenase, tphA1, tphA2, tphB2 |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| UDP | uridine-diphophate activated sugar |
| UGT | UDP-glycosyltransferase |
| VAO | vanillyl alcohol oxidase, vao, pchF |
| VDC | vanillate decarboxylase, vdcBCD |
| VDH | vanillin dehydrogenase, vdh |
| VDM | vanillate demethylase, vanAB |
| VpVAN | vanillin synthase, VpVan |
| VR | vanillin reductase, vr |
| Xfpk | phosphoketolase, xfpk |
| β-Gluc | β-glucosidase |