| AcAc-CoA | acetoacetyl-CoA |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA |
| MVA | mevalonate |
| MVA-5P | mevalonate-5-phosphate |
| MVA-5PP | mevalonate-5-diphosphate |
| DXP | 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate |
| MEP | 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate |
| CDP-ME | 4-diphosphocytidyl)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol |
| CDP-MEP | 2-phospho-4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C methyl-D-erythritol |
| MEC | 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate |
| HMBPP | 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-butenyl 4-diphosphate |
| IPP | isopentenyl pyrophosphate |
| DMAPP | dimethylallyl pyrophosphate |
| NPP | neryl diphosphate |
| GPP | geranyl diphosphate |
| FPP | farnesyl diphosphate |
| GGPP | geranylgeranyl diphosphate |
| GFPP | geranylfarnesyl diphosphate |
| HMGS | HMG-CoA synthase |
| HMGR | HMG-CoA reductase |
| MVK | mevalonate kinase |
| PMK | MVA-5P kinase |
| MDD | MVA-5-PP decarboxylase; |
| DXS | DXP synthase |
| DXR | DXP reductoisomerase |
| MCT | CD-ME cytidylyltransferase |
| CMK | CD-ME kinase |
| MDS | MEC synthase |
| HDS | HMBPP synthase |
| HDR | HMBPP reductase |
| NPPS | NPP synthase |
| GPPS | GPP synthase |
| FPPS | FPP synthase |
| GGPPS | GGPP synthase |
| GFPPS | GFPP synthase |
| MTS | monoterpene synthase |
| STS | sesquiterpene synthase |
| DTS | diterpene synthase |
| SS | squalene synthase |