| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| B. megaterium | Bacillus megaterium |
| CCD-18Co | Normal colon fibroblast cell line |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme |
| CS2 | Carbon disulfide |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DPP-4 enzyme | Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 enzyme |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| EO771 | Breast cancer cell line |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| HCT 116 | Colorectal carcinoma cell line |
| Hela | Cervical cancer cell line |
| Hep-2 | Laryngeal cancer cell line |
| HT-29 | Colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line human-derived |
| K. pneumoniae | Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| KPC | Pancreas cancer cell line |
| 5-LOX | 5-Lipoxygenase enzyme |
| MCF-7 | Breast cancer cell line |
| MDRB | Multidrug resistance in bacteria |
| MEFs | Non-cancerous murine cell line of mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| MSC | Melanoma skin cancer |
| MWI | Microwave irradiation |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NPs | Nano-particles |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung carcinoma |
| P. aeruginosa | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| PC-3 | Prostatic cancer cell line |
| PDE5 | Phosphodiesterase-5 |
| PGD2 | Prostaglandin D2 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PGF2 | Prostaglandin F2 |
| PGI2 | Prostacyclin |
| ROS1 | c-ros oncogene 1 |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| S. Typhi | Salmonella typhi |
| TEA | Triethylamine |
| TXA2 | Thromboxane |
| VEGFR-2 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor |
| WI38 | Normal fibroblast cells |