| Abu | l-α-aminobutyric acid |
| AVG | average |
| BB–BB | Backbone–backbone |
| CTX | chlorotoxin |
| CD | circular dichroism |
| CI95 | One-sided 95% confidence interval |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| nRMSIP | normalized root-mean-square inner product |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| NPT | constant number, pressure, and temperature |
| Rg | radius of gyration |
| rSASA | relative solvent-accessible surface area |
| RMSD | root-mean-square deviation |
| RMSF | root-mean-square fluctuation |
| RMSIP | root-mean-square inner product |
| SASA | solvent-accessible surface area |
| SC–SC | sidechain–sidechain |
| SD | standard deviation |