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. 2026 Sep 16;18(9):1166. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18091166
Abbreviation Meaning
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ATP Adenosine 5′-triphosphate
AUC Area under the plasma concentration–time curve
BCS Biopharmaceutics Classification System
BPHL Biphenyl hydrolase-like protein (valacyclovir hydrolase)
BsGT110 Glycosyltransferase 110 from Bacillus subtilis
CaLA Candida antarctica lipase A
CaLB Candida antarctica lipase B
CES1, CES2 Human carboxylesterase 1 and 2
CGTase Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase
CHEM21 Chemical Manufacturing Methods for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industries (solvent selection guide)
Cmax Maximum plasma concentration
COSY Correlation spectroscopy
DCC N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DCS Developability Classification System
DCU N,N′-dicyclohexylurea
DEPT Distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer
DMAP 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EDC 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
E-factor Environmental factor (mass of waste per mass of product)
F Oral bioavailability
Fer-Ger Geraniol ester of ferulic acid
GAA Ganoderic acid A
GH70 Glycoside hydrolase family 70
GT Glycosyltransferase
GTF-D Glucosyltransferase-D (glucansucrase) from Streptococcus mutans
HMBC Heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation
HMQC Heteronuclear multiple-quantum correlation
HSQC Heteronuclear single-quantum correlation
LCA Life-cycle assessment
MsAcT Mycobacterium smegmatis acyltransferase
NAC Near-attack conformation
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
PAT Process analytical technology
PDB Protein Data Bank
PEG Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEPT1 Intestinal peptide transporter 1 (gene SLC15A1)
PK Pharmacokinetics
PMI Process mass intensity
QbD Quality by design
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SGLT2 Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2
SN38 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin
Tmax Time to maximum plasma concentration
UDP Uridine 5′-diphosphate
aw Water activity