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. 2025 Feb 21;18(3):297. doi: 10.3390/ph18030297
5′-DFUR 5′-deoxy-5-fluorouridine
5-FU 5-fluorouracil
AADC L-amino acid decarboxylase
AAMD All-atom MD
ABC ATP-Binding Cassette
ACh Acetylcholine
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
ACV Acyclovir
ADEPT Antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy
ADME Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ANNs Artificial neural networks
API Adenosine triphosphate
AT1 Active pharmaceutical ingredients
ATP Angiotensin II type-1
AUC Area under the curve
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BCS Biopharmaceutical Classification System
BNP Brain natriuretic peptide
BRD4 Bromodomain-containing protein 4
CDSs Chemical delivery systems
CES1 Carboxylesterase 1
CGMD Coarse-grained MD
CME Cystoid macular edema
CNS Central nervous system
COX-1 Cyclooxygenase-1
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CPPs Cell-penetrating peptides
CRBN Cereblon
DAR Drug-to-antibody ratio
DBCO Dibenzocyclooctyne
DC50 Degradation Concentration 50%
deuHTBZ Deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine isomers
DL Deep learning
DMF Dimethyl fumarate
dThdPase Cytidine deaminase and thymidine phosphorylase
E. coli Escherichia coli
EC50 Effective concentration
EML4-ALK Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ESBLs Extended-spectrum β-lactamases
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FOLR1 Folate receptor-1
FRs Folate receptors
GI50 Growth Inhibition 50%
Gly Glycine
GSH Glutathione
HCAR2 Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2
HCV Chronic hepatitis C virus
His Histidine
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
hPEPT-1 Human peptide transporter 1
IC50 Inhibitory concentration
IMPDH Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase
LASSO Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator
LAT1 l-type amino acid transporter
LC-MS Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
LDV Ledipasvir
Leu Leucine
LogD Logarithm of the distribution coefficient
LogP Logarithm of the octanol/water partition coefficient
MBLs Metallo-β-lactamases
MD Molecular dynamics
MDCK Madin–Darby Canine Kidney
ML Machine learning
MOFs Metal–organic frameworks
NDDSs Nanosized Drug Delivery Systems
NF-κB Factor nuclear kappa B
Nrf2 Erythroid-derived factor 2
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
OATP Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide
PAMPA Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay
Papp Apparent permeability coefficient
PBPs Penicillin-binding proteins
PCFT Proton-coupled folate transporter
PD-1 Cell death protein 1
Pe Permeability coefficient
Peff Effective permeation
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
POI Protein of interest
POM Pivaloyloxymethyl
PROTACs PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras
PS-1 Presenilin-1
RAFT Reversible Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer
RFC Reduced folate carrier
RIPK2 Serine- and threonine-protein kinase 2
Ro5 Rule of five
SLC Solute-Linked Carrier
SLCO Solute Carrier Organic Anion
SOF Sofosbuvir
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAF Tenofovir alafenamide
TEER Transepithelial electrical resistance
TFV Tenofovir
TFV-DP Tenofovir diphosphate
Tyr Tyrosine
Val Valine
VHL von Hippel–Lindau protein
VMAT2 Vesicular monoamine transporter 2
WHO World Health Organization