| 3-MA | 3-Methyladenine |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| HCD | 16-Hydroxycleroda-3,13-dien-15,16-olide |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CaMKK | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1 |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin gallate |
| ERK | Extracellular signal–regulated kinases |
| GICs | Glioma-initiating cells |
| HSF1 | Heat shock factor 1 |
| Hsp70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| HK2 | Hexokinase 2 |
| HNK | Honokiol |
| CRC | Human colorectal cancer |
| IBC | Isobavachalcone |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 α |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MGMT | O (6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| TR3 | Nerve growth factor IB |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| OC | Oblongifolin C |
| p70S6K | p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase β-1 |
| PST | Pancratistatin |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PG | Prodigiosin |
| PCD | Programed cell death |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| PERK | Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| Rhiz | Rhizochalinin |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SQSTM1 | Sequestosome-1 |
| TAM | Tamoxifen |
| ULK | Uncoordinated-51-like kinase |
| Wnt | Wingless/Integrated |