| Alloc | Allyloxycarbonyl |
| Bn | Benzyl |
| Boc | tert-Butyloxycarbonyl |
| BuLi | n-Butyllithium |
| Cbz | Carboxybenzyl |
| CIP | 2-Chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolidinium hexafluorophosphate |
| DIBAL | Diisobutylaluminium hydride |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| HOAt | 1-Hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole |
| MOM | Methoxymethyl |
| NCI | US National Cancer Institute |
| NHK | Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction |
| NRPS | Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLD | Pegylated liposomal doxoribucin |
| PPTS | Pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate |
| TBAF | Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride |
| TBDPS | tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl |
| TBS | tert-Butyldimethylsilyl |
| Tf2O | Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| trans-AT-PKS | trans Acyltransferase-polyketide synthase |
| Troc | Trichloroethyl chloroformate |