| AOX | alternative oxidase |
| APx | ascorbate peroxidase |
| BACs | bioactive compounds |
| C3 | C3 patway or Calvin cycle in the photosynthesis |
| C4 | C4 pathway or Hatch-Slack cycle in the photosynthesis |
| CAM | crassulacean acid metabolism |
| CAT | catalaze |
| CCD | carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases |
| CYP74 | cytochrome family |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EC | Enzyme Commission number |
| ENA-ATP | exitus Na-type adenosine triphosphatases |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FAAH | fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| FNS | flavon synthase |
| G+ | Gramm positive |
| G− | Gramm negative |
| GA | gallic acid |
| GLVs | green leaf volatiles |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | glutathione redused |
| GSSG | glutathione oxidized |
| GT/GST | glutathione transferase/glutathione S-transferase |
| HPL | hydroperoxide lyase |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| KO | kaurene oxidase |
| MAX1 P450 | family of cytochrome P450 enzymes |
| MPK | molecular pathway kinase |
| NR | nitrate reductase |
| PAL | phenylalanine ammonia lyase |
| PX | peroxidase |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| QSAR | quantitative structure activity relationship |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| SAR | structure activity relationship |
| SL | strigolactone |
| SM | secondary metabolite |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol |
| TPS | terpene synthase |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WHO | World Health Organization |