| ADMET | absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity |
| DFT | density functional theory |
| FMO | frontier molecular orbital |
| HOMO | highest occupied molecular orbital |
| LUMO | lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| MBC | minimum bactericidal concentration |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| MEP | molecular electrostatic potential |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| NBO | natural bond charge |
| PASS | prediction of substance activity spectra |
| SAR | structure–activity relationship |