| 3-HA | 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |
| 3-HK | 3-hydroxykynurenine |
| AMPK | AMP activated protein kinase |
| Aβ | amyloid beta-protein |
| ATG | Autophagy |
| cAMP | cyclic-AMP |
| CD157 | ADP-ribosyl cyclase |
| CD38 | NAD+ hydrolase |
| CHIP | C-terminus of Hsc70 interacting protein (STUB1); mediates Tau degradation |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| FK866 | NAMPT inhibitor |
| HAAO | 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid 3,4-dioxygenase |
| Htt | Huntingtin aggregates |
| HSF | Heat shock factor |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KFase | kynurenine formamidase |
| KMO | kynurenine 3-monooxygenase |
| KYNU | L-kynurenine hydrolase |
| L-KYN | L-kynurenine |
| L-Trp | L-tryptophan |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NA | nicotinic acid, nicotinate |
| NaAD | deamido-NAD+ |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADS | NAD+ synthetase |
| NAM | nicotinamide |
| NaMN | nicotinic acid mononucleotide |
| NAMPT | nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase |
| NAPRT | nicotinic acid phosphoribosyl transferase |
| NAT | N-terminal acetyl transferase |
| NFK | N-formylkynurenine |
| NMN | nicotinamide mononucleotide |
| NMNAT | nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyl transferase |
| NR | nicotinamide riboside |
| NRK | NR kinase; converts NR to NMN |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKA | protein kinase A; a nutrient sensing protein kinase |
| Pnc1 | nicotinamidase, yeast |
| PncA | nicotinamidase, bacterial |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| PPDPF | progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor |
| QA | quinolinic acid, quinolinate |
| QPRT | quinolinate phosphoribosyl transferase |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| SARM1 | NAD+ hydrolase |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1, NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase |
| SIRT3 | sirtuin 3, NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase |
| Tau | a microtubule-associated protein (MAP) |
| pTau | phosphorylated tau, tends to aggregate in degenerating neurons |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| TOR | Target of rapamycin; a nutrient sensing protein kinase |
| Urh1 | nucleosidase; Meu1, Urh1, Pnp1 are nucleosidases that convert NR to NAM |
| Wlds | Ube4b-mNMNAT1 fusion protein; suppresses Wallerian degeneration |