| CKMPs | Cystine-knot miniproteins |
| MCPIs | Metallocarboxypeptidase inhibitors |
| chuPCI | Potato carboxypeptidase inhibitor isolated from churqueña variety |
| rchuPCI | Recombinant chuPCI |
| MALDI-TOF/MS | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry |
| PMF | Peptide mass fingerprint |
| MCPs | Metallocarboxypeptidases |
| PPIs | Protease peptide inhibitors |
| PCI | Potato carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| ACI | Ascaris suum carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| LCI | Hirudo medicinalis carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| TCI | Ticks carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| H1TCI | Hemaphysalis longicornis carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| NvCI | Nerita versicolor carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| ECI | Endogenous carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| SmCI | Sabellastarte magnifica carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
| CPA | Carboxypeptidase A |
| CPB | Carboxypeptidase B |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| βME | β-Mercaptoethanol |
| TEMED | N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl ethylene diamine |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |