25-NBD	25-[N-[(7-nitro-2-1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)metil]amino]-27-norcolesterol
amβCD	mono-(6-amino-6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin
BT-474	cells of breast carcinoma
CD	cyclodextrin
cmβCD	carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin
CPT	camptothecin
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
ϕ	fluorescence quantum yield
H-460	cells of lung carcinoma
HCT-116	cells of colorectal carcinoma
HPβCD	hydroxypropyl-βCD
HS-5	stroma cells
HSA	human serum albumin
IC50	half maximal inhibitory concentration
K	association constants
MBE	minimal binding energy (MBE)
MD	molecular dynamics
MM	molecular mechanics
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
MWCO	molecular weight cut-off
PBC	periodic boundary conditions
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline solution
PDI	polydispersity index
r	fluorescence anisotropy
UV-Vis	using ultraviolet-visible
τ	fluorescence lifetime
τ1/2	half-life for a first-order process