20E	20-hydroxyecdysone (ecdysterone);
20-NOH	ketoxime derivative of 20-hydroxyecdysone;
20-NOH·β-CD	inclusion complex of the ketoxime derivative of 20-hydroxyecdysone with β-cyclodextrin;
3Ac-20E	2,3,22-triacetate of 20-hydroxyecdysone
3Ac-20E·β-CD	inclusion complex of the 2,3,22-triacetate derivative of 20-hydroxyecdysone with β-cyclodextrin;
AAE	ascorbic acid equivalents;
ALT	alanine aminotransferase;
AST	aspartate aminotransferase;
BHA	butylated hydroxyanisole;
β-CD	β-cyclodextrin;
CCl4	carbon tetrachloride;
CDCl3	deuterated chloroform;
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide;
DMSO-d6	deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide;
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl;
EC50	half-maximal effective concentration;
FRAP	ferric reducing antioxidant power;
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin;
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography;
IC50	half-maximal inhibitory concentration;
LPO	lipid peroxidation;
MDA	malondialdehyde;
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration;
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance;
ONIOM	our own N-layered integrated molecular orbital and molecular mechanics;
PM6	parameterized model 6 (semiempirical method);
SD	standard deviation;
UFF	universal force field;
UV-Vis	ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy.