| AAPH | 2,2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| CF | ferrocene-containing curcumin analogue |
| CRC | curcumin |
| DCFDA/H2DCFDA | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescin diacetate/2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| FCU | 1,7-bis(p-hydroxy-m-methoxyphenyl)-4-ferrocenylidene-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione |
| FFT | 1-(p-hydroxy-m-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-7-ferrocenyl-hepta-1,4,6-trien-5-one |
| FDZ | 1-(p-hydroxy-m-methoxyphenyl)-5-ferrocenyl-penta-1,4-dien-3-one |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PI3K/Akt/mTOR | phosphoinositide 3-kinase–AKT-mammalian target of rapamycin |
| RF | ferrocene-containing triacyl derivative of resveratrol |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RSV | resveratrol |
| tBHP | tert-butyl hydroperoxide |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| UVR | ultraviolet radiation |