| Pgk1 | phosphoglycerate kinase 1 |
| VS | virtual screening |
| caspases | cysteine aspartate-specific proteases |
| HSPs | heat shock proteins |
| hPgk1 | human Pgk1 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| DS2016 | discovery studio 2016 |
| GFA | genetic function approximation |
| GA | genetic algorithm |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide |
| ATCC | American type culture collection |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| OD | optical density |