| ABA | Agaricus bisporus agglutinin |
| ACA | Allium cepa agglutinin |
| AMA | Arum maculatum agglutinin |
| ASA | Allium sativum agglutinin |
| Asp, D | Aspartic acid |
| Ath | Arabidopsis thaliana |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMA | Bowringia mildbraedii agglutinin |
| CBA | Carbohydrate-binding agent |
| CBM | Carbohydrate-binding module |
| CBS | Carbohydrate-binding site |
| CEA | Colocasia esculenta agglutinin |
| Con A | Concanavalin A |
| CTL | Centrolobium tomentosum lectin |
| CVN | Cyanovirin N |
| EUL | Euonymus europaeus lectin |
| Glu, E | Glutamic acid |
| Gly, G | Glycine |
| GNA | Galanthus nivalis agglutinin |
| Heltuba | Helianthus tuberosus agglutinin |
| HHA | Hippeastrum hybdrid agglutinin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency virus |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| Leu, L | Leucine |
| LcA | Lens culinaris agglutinin |
| LoL | Lathyrus ochrus lectin |
| MPA | Maclura pomifera agglutinin |
| MVL | Microcystis viridis lectin |
| OAA | Oscillatoria agardhii agglutinin |
| PAL | Pterocarpus angolensis lectin |
| PDB | Protein data bank |
| PHA | Phytohemagglutinin |
| Phe, F | Phenylalanine |
| PNA | Peanut agglutinin |
| PsA | Pisum sativum agglutinin |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RIP | Ribosome inactivating protein |
| SBA | Soybean agglutinin |
| SNA | Sambucus nigra agglutinin |
| Trp, W | Tryptophane |
| Tyr, Y | Tyrosine |
| Val, V | Valine |
| VfA | Vicia faba agglutinin |