| AzPhe | 4-azido-L-phenylalanine |
| DBCO | dibenzocyclooctyne |
| FibH | fibroin heavy chain |
| FibL | fibroin light chain |
| MALDI-TOF-MS | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PheRS | phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase |
| PSG | posterior silk gland |
| SPAAC | strain-promoted azido-alkyne cycloaddition |