| PHAs | Polyhydroxyalkanoates |
| P(3HB) | poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) |
| mcl-PHA | medium-chain-length PHA |
| 3HA | 3-hydroxyalkanoate |
| 3HE | 3-hydroxy-ω-alkenoate |
| 3HPhA | 3-hydroxy-ω-phenylalkanoate |
| 3HHx | 3-hydroxyhexanoate |
| 3HHp | 3-hydroxyheptanoate |
| 3HO | 3-hydroxyoctanoate |
| 3HN | 3-hydroxynonanoate |
| 3HD | 3-hydroxydecanoate |
| 3HDD | 3-hydroxydodecanoate |
| OA | octanoic acid |
| NA | nonanoic acid |
| 4PhB | 4-phenylbutyric acid |
| 5PhV | 5-phenylvaleric acid |
| 6PhHx | 6-phenylhexanoic acid |
| 7PhHp | 7-phenylheptanoic acid |
| 8PhO | 8-phenyloctanoic acid |
| 10PhD | 10-phenyldecanoic acid |
| 2H3PhP | 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate |
| 2H4PhB | 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate |
| 3H3PhP | 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate |
| 3H4PhB | 3-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate |
| 3H5PhV | 3-hydroxy-5-phenylvalerate |
| 3H6PhHx | 3-hydroxy-6-phenylhexanoate |
| 3H7PhHp | 3-hydroxy-7-phenylheptanoate |
| 3H8PhO | 3-hydroxy-8-phenyloctanoate |
| 3H10PhD | 3-hydroxy-10-phenyldecanoate |
| 3H4PxB | 3-hydroxy-4-phenoxybutyrate |
| 3H5PxV | 3-hydroxy-5-phenoxyvalerate |
| 3H6PxHp | 3-hydroxy-6-phenoxyhexanoate |
| 3H7PxHp | 3-hydroxy-7-phenoxyheptanoate |
| 3H8PxO | 3-hydroxy-8-phenoxyoctanoate |
| 3H9PxN | 3-hydroxy-9-phenoxynonanoate |
| 3H5pMPhV | 3-hydroxy-5-(para-methylphenyl)valerate |
| 3H4pMPxB | 3-hydroxy-4-(para-methylphenoxy)butyrate |
| 3H6pMPxHx | 3-hydroxy-6-(para-methylphenoxy)hexanoate |
| 3H8pMPxO | 3-hydroxy-8-(para-methylphenoxy)octanoate |
| 3H4mMPxB | 3-hydroxy-4-(meta-methylphenoxy)butyrate |
| 3H6mMPxHx | 3-hydroxy-6-(meta-methylphenoxy)hexanoate |
| 3H5pNPhV | 3-hydroxy-5-(para-nitrophenyl)valerate |
| 3H5opNPhV | 3-hydroxy-5-(ortho,para-nitrophenyl)valerate |
| 3H5pCPxV | 3-hydroxy-5-(para-cyanophenoxy)valerate |
| 3H6pCPxHx | 3-hydroxy-6-(para-cyanophenoxy)hexanoate |
| 3H5mFPxV | 3-hydroxy-5-(meta-fluorophenoxy)valerate |
| 3H7mFPxHp | 3-hydroxy-7-(meta-fluorophenoxy)heptanoate |
| 3H5pFPxV | 3-hydroxy-5-(para-fluorophenoxy)valerate |
| 3H7pFPxHp | 3-hydroxy-7-(para-fluorophenoxy)heptanoate |
| 3H5opFPxV | 3-hydroxy-5-(ortho,para-fluorophenoxy)valerate |
| 3H5TPxV | 3-hydroxy-5-thiophenoxyvalerate |
| 3H7TPxHp | 3-hydroxy-7-thiophenoxyheptanoate |
| 3H4BzB | 3-hydroxy-4-benzoylbutyrate |
| 3H5BzV | 3-hydroxy-5-benzoylvalerate |
| 3H6BzHx | 3-hydroxy-6-benzoylhexanoate |
| 3H7BzHp | 3-hydroxy-7-benzoylheptanoate |
| 3H8BzO | 3-hydroxy-8-benzoyloctanoate |
| Tg | glass transition temperature |
| Tm | melting temperature |
| ΔHm | enthalpy of fusion |
| Mn | number-average molecular weight |
| Mw | weight-average molecular weight |