| α-MSH | α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| Hpf | Hour post-fertilization |
| IBMX | 3-Isobutyl-1-methylxanthine |
| L–B | Lineweaver–Burk |
| mTYR | Mushroom tyrosinase |
| NBTC | N-Benzylthiocarbamate |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| OD | Optical density |
| PTU | N-Phenylthiourea |
| PCV | Pyrocatechol violet |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TRP | TYR-related protein |
| TYR | Tyrosinase |
| VM | VersaMax® microplate |