| CA | cellular accumulation |
| CoMSIA | comparative molecular similarity index analysis |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| MEM | minimum essential medium |
| NEAA | non-essential amino acids |
| Papp | the apparent permeability coefficient |
| PLS | partial least squares |
| SPR | structure-permeability relationship |
| QSPR | quantitative structure-permeability relationship |
| QSAR | quantitative structure-activity relationship |
| RMSE | the root-mean-square error |
| TEER | trans-epithelial electrical resistance |