| ABTS | 2,2′-Azinobis-(3-Ethylbenzothiazoline-6-Sulfonic Acid Assay |
| ATCC | The American Type Culture Collection |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CABI | Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| DAISIE | Dataset/Inventory of Alien Invasive Species in Europe |
| DNA | Desoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPPH | The 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assay |
| EC | European Commission |
| EICAT | Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa |
| EPPO | European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization |
| EU | European Union |
| FPI | Food Plants International |
| FRAP | The ferric reducing antioxidant ability |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| GISD | Global Invasive Species Database |
| GISP | Global Invasive Species Program |
| HGF | Human gingival fibroblasts |
| IAPS | Invasive alien plant species |
| INCHEM | International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS) of the WHO |
| IPCS | International Program on Chemical Safety |
| IPBES | Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |
| ISC | Invasive Species Compendium |
| ISSG | Invasive Species Specialist Group |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MAO-A | Monoamine oxidase A |
| MTT | The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay |
| TEAC | The Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TYR | Tyrosinase |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WSSA | Weed Science Society of America |