| ALA | (±)-α-Lipoic acid |
| CBDCA | 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylate |
| CCCP | Carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone |
| CDDP | cisplatin |
| CM–H2DCFDA | 5-(and-6)-chloromethyl-2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate, acetyl ester |
| COSY | correlation spectroscopy |
| DCA | dichloroacetate |
| DCC | dicyclohexylcarbodiimmide |
| DACH | diaminocyclohexane |
| DHALA | dihydro α-lipoic acid |
| DCU | dicyclohexylurea |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| ESI-MS | Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometry |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| HSQC | Heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectroscopy |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| OXP | oxaliplatin |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |