| TPS | terpene synthase |
| SMRT | single-molecule real-time |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| MEP | 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate/methyl-erythritol-4-phosphate |
| MVA | mevalonate |
| IPP | isopentenyl diphosphate |
| DMAPP | dimethylallyl diphosphate |
| GPPS | geranyl diphosphate synthase |
| GPP | geranyl diphosphate |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| ORF | open reading frames |
| FPKM | fragments per kilobase per million |
| ACCT | acetyl-coenzymeA (CoA)C-acetyltransferase |
| HMGS | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase |
| HMGR | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase |
| PMK | phosphomevalonate kinase |
| MDC | mevalonate-5-diphosphate |
| DXS | deoxyxyulose-5-phosphate |
| DXR | deoxyxyulose-5-phosphate |
| CMS | 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol synthase |
| CMK | 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase |
| MCS | 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase |
| HDS | 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate synthase |
| HDR | 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate reductase |
| FPPS | farnesyl diphosphate synthase |
| FPP | farnesyl diphosphate |