| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| IC50 | Half Maximal Inhibitory Concentration |
| SRB | Sulforhodamine B |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute (medium) |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| FT-IR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| ATR-IR | Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy |
| DRS | Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| ε | Molar Extinction Coefficient/Molar Absorptivity |
| CT | Charge Transfer |
| iR | Current × Resistance (Ohmic drop) |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| EC | Electrochemical (mechanism) o Electrochemical step followed by Chemical step |
| Fc+/Fc | Ferrocene/Ferrocenium Redox Couple |
| Epa | Anodic Peak Potential |
| Epc | Cathodic Peak Potential |
| FAB+ | Fast Atom Bombardment (positive mode) |
| M/Z+ | Mass-to-Charge Ratio (relative intensity percentage) |
| Λ | Molar Conductivity |
| TD-DFT | Time-dependent density functional theory |