| AnaPT | Aspergillus niger aromatic prenyltransferase |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| AtaPT | Aspergillus terreus aromatic prenyltransferase |
| BBB | Blood-brain barrier |
| BLM | Bloom helicase |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| m-CPBA | meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid |
| DBU | 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-ene |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DCX | Doublecortin X |
| DDQ | 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone |
| DIA | Differentiation-inducing activity |
| DMAT | Dimethylallyltryptophan |
| DMEDA | N,N′-Dimethylethylenediamine |
| DMF | N,N-Dimethylformamide |
| DPP-IV | Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV |
| EDDA | Ethylenediamine diacetate |
| EMC | Endometrial cancer |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| fMLP | N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| GSCs | Glioma stem cells |
| HIF | Hypoxia-induced factor |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| ICD | Immunogenic cell death |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IPP | Isopentenyl diphosphate |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein |
| MOE | Methoxyethyl |
| MOM | Methoxymethyl |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSSA | Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| MW | Microwave |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NNK | 4-(methyl-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PI3K/Akt | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Protein kinase B |
| QSAR | Quantitative structure activity relationship(s) |
| RIP3 | Receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SAR | Structure–activity relationship(s) |
| SI | Selectivity index |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SnPP | Tin protoporphyrin IX |
| SQR | Sulfide:Quinone oxidoreductase |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TOPK | T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase |
| TRAIL | Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TrxRs | Thioredoxin reductases |
| pTsOH | para-Toluenesulfonic acid |
| TPP | Triphenylphosphine |
| TPP | Tetraphenylporphyin |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |