| COSY | correlation spectroscopy |
| DACH | diaminocyclohexane |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| ESI-MS | electrospray mass spectrometry |
| HOBt | 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate |
| HSQC | heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectroscopy |
| ICP-MS | inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| NOESY | nuclear overhauser enhanced spectroscopy |
| OCT | organic cation transporters |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| TEA | triethylamine |
| TOCSY | total correlation spectroscopy |
| TSPO | 18-kDa mitochondrial translocator protein |