| ALD | adrenoleuklodystrophy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| CoQ10 | coenzyme C10 |
| Fe | iron |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSH-PX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSSG | the oxidised form of GSH |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| Inos | induction of nitric oxide synthase |
| MCM | l-methylmalonyl-CoA mutase |
| MMA | methylmalonic acid |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase |
| NAC | N-acetyl-cysteine cysteine |
| NER | nucleotide excision repair system |
| NOx | NADPH oxidase |
| Phe | phenylalanine |
| PKU | Phenyloketonuria |
| RCDP | rhizomeric chondrodysplasia punctate |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| Se | selenium |
| VLCFA | very-long-chain fatty acids |
| VLCAC | very-long-chain acyl-CoAs |
| TBAR | thiobarbituric acid-reactive species |
| XP | Xeroderma pigmentosum |
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