| a.a. | amino acid |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACC1 | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 |
| ACLY | ATP-citrate lyase |
| ACSS2 | Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 |
| α-KG | Alpha-ketoglutarate |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Arg | Arginine |
| ARG | Arginase |
| Asp | Aspartate |
| ASS1 | Argininosuccinate synthase 1 |
| BAK | Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| BCAA | Branched-chain amino acid |
| BCAT | Branched-chain amino acid transaminase |
| BCKDK | Branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CPT1 | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| DG | D-glucose |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FASBP | Fatty acid binding protein |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FATP | Fatty acid transporter protein |
| Gln | Glutamine |
| GLS | Glutaminase |
| Glu | Glutamate |
| GLUD | Glutamate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| Gly | Glycine |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| HK | Hexokinase |
| HMG-CoA | 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A |
| IDH | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| KGDH | α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase A |
| MDS | Myelodysplastic syndrome |
| MCT | Monocarboxylate transporter |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRS | Magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PC | Pyruvate carboxylase |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PFK | Phosphofructokinase |
| PHGDH | Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PK | Pyruvate kinase |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PPI | Proton pump inhibitor |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RCC | Renal cell carcinoma |
| SCD | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| Ser | Serine |
| SGLT | Sodium/glucose co-transporter |
| SHMT | Serine hydroxymethyltransferase |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle) |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |