| AMA | Honeybee α-amylase |
| BCF | Bond cleavage frequency |
| Blocked pNPGn | p-Nitrophenyl 4,6-benzylidene-maltooligosaccharide of DP n |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CD | Cyclodextrin |
| DMA | Drosophila melanogaster α-amylase |
| DmAmyrel | D. melanogaster α-amylase Amyrel |
| DP | Degree of polymerization |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| GH | Glycoside hydrolase |
| GHxx | Glycoside hydrolase family xx |
| GH13_yy | Glycoside hydrolase family 13 subfamily yy |
| HPA | Human pancreatic α-amylase |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HSA | Human salivary α-amylase |
| LC–MS/MS | Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| LdAmy | Colorado potato beetle α-amylase |
| pNP | p-Nitrophenol |
| pNPGn | pNP-maltooligosaccharide of DP n |
| pNP-maltooligosaccharide | p-nitrophenylα-maltooligosaccharide |
| PPA | Porcine pancreatic α-amylase |
| TMA | Tenebrio molitor α-amylas |