| Asp-Ala | aspartic acid–alanine dipeptide |
| C18 | octadecyl-bonded silica |
| Cys | cysteine |
| Cys-Gly | cysteinyl-glycine |
| DDA | data-dependent acquisition |
| DA | truncated form |
| ESI | electrospray ionisation |
| FcRn | neonatal Fc receptor |
| Hex | hexose adduct (glycation) |
| Hi3 | top-three peptide relative quantification |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HSA | human serum albumin |
| IAA | iodoacetamide |
| IEX | ion-exchange chromatography |
| KD | equilibrium dissociation constant |
| ka | association rate constant |
| kd | dissociation rate constant |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| Lys-C | lysyl endopeptidase C |
| NaCl | sodium chloride |
| QC | quality control |
| RU | response units |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEC | size-exclusion chromatography |
| SPR | surface plasmon resonance |
| SO2H | sulphinic-acid-oxidised |
| TCEP | tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine |
| UHPLC | ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography |
| UV | ultraviolet |