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. 2026 Sep 19;31(18):3325. doi: 10.3390/molecules31183325
A(k,t) Original reported abundance of strategy k in state t
p(k,t) Closed relative abundance of strategy k in state t
S Chemical richness
H′ Shannon diversity
J Pielou evenness
GBDI General Biosynthetic Diversity Index
P(k,t) Total abundance assigned to biosynthetic pathway k
α GBDI abundance-sensitivity exponent
r(k,t) Realized logarithmic change between consecutive states
r¯(t) Abundance-weighted mean logarithmic change
g(k,t) Realized relative chemical payoff
I(k,t) Abundance-weighted payoff impact
GC-MS Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
GC-FID Gas chromatography–flame ionization detection
LC-MS Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
LC-MS/MS Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
RI Retention index
SD Standard deviation