| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BBD | γ-Butyrobetaine dioxygenase |
| BCCT | Betainecholinecarnitine transporter |
| CDH | Carnitine dehydrogenase |
| CPT-II | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II |
| CSF | Sporulation-stimulating factor |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| HocS | Hydrolase of O-acylcarnitine, short-chains |
| Hsp27 | Heat-shock inducible protein27 |
| HTML | 3-Hydroxy trimethyl lysine |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| L-CDH | l-Carnitine dehydrogenase |
| LCFAs | Long chain fatty acids |
| LSP | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MCT1 | Monocarboxylate transporter1 |
| NSP | Non-starch polysaccharides |
| Octn2 | Organic cation transporter novel 2 |
| PCC | Propionyl-CoA carboxylase |
| PCCA | Propionyl-CoA carboxylase A |
| PCCB | Propionyl-CoA carboxylase B |
| SCFAs | Short chain fatty acids |
| SMCT1 | Sodium coupled monocarboxylate transporter1 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TMA | Trimethylamine |
| TML | Trimethyl lysine |
| TMABA | 4-Trimethylaminobutyraldehyde |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine-N-oxide |
| TMLD | Trimethyllysine dioxygenase |