| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| DOAJ | Directory of open access journals |
| aaRS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (i.e., GlyRS) |
| A-site | Aminoacyl site |
| As | Acceptor stems |
| ASL | Anticodon stem loop |
| Ac loop | Anticodon loop |
| EF | Elongation Factor |
| E-site | Exit site |
| IF | Initiation Factor |
| LUCA | Last universal common (cellular) ancestor |
| P-site | Peptidyl site |
| PTC | Peptidyl Transferase Center |
| SRL | Sarcin-ricin loop |
| T loop | T loop or TΨC loop |
| V loop | Variable loop |