| ACSS | Short-chain member of the acyl-CoA synthase family |
| BAF/PBAF | BRG1/BRM-related factor/polybrominated BAF complex |
| BCAA | Branched-chain amino acids |
| BCAT1/2 | Branched-chain amino acid transaminases 1/2 |
| BCKDH | Branched-chain ketoate dehydrogenase complex |
| BRD4 | Bromodomain protein 4 |
| BRPF1 | Bromodomain and PHD finger domain protein 1 |
| CAR-T | Chimeric antigen receptor T cell |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| ChIP-seq | Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing |
| CrAT | Carnitine O-acetyltransferase |
| DPF | Double PHD Hepatic domain |
| EHMT2 | Euchromatin histone lysine methyltransferase 2 |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GCN5 | Universally controlled non-repressor protein 5 |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| HBO1 | Histone acetyltransferase bound to ORC1 |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| HECTD2 | HECT domain E3 ubiquitin ligase 2 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| Kac | Lysine acetylation |
| KAT | Lysine acetyltransferase |
| Kpr | Lysine propionylation |
| MOF | Male-deficient factor, also called KAT8 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MYOD | Myogenic differentiation protein |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| PCAF | p300/CBP-related factor |
| PBRM1 | Polybromin 1 |
| PCCA | Propionyl-CoA carboxylase subunit α |
| PCCB | Propionyl-CoA carboxylase subunit β |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDE9A | Phosphodiesterase 9A |
| Pr-CoA | Propionyl-CoA |
| ProCharTS | Time-resolved spectrophotometry for propionylation characterization |
| PTMs | Post-translational modifications of proteins |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RUNX2 | Runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| SAHA | S-saturated aniline hydroxamic acid |
| SIRT1/3/6/7 | Silent signaling regulator 1/3/6/7 |
| SOD2 | Superoxide dismutase 2 |
| STING-TBK1-IRF3 | Interferon gene stimulating protein-tank-binding kinase 1-interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| T-ALL | T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| TSA | Trichostatin A |
| VPA | Valproic acid |
| YEATS | Yaf9, ENL, AF9, Taf14, Sas5 domains |