| CBA | Carbohydrate-binding agent |
| CBM | Carbohydrate-binding module |
| CBS | Carbohydrate-binding site |
| Con A | Concanavalin A |
| CVN | Cyanovirin N |
| GNA | Galanthus nivalis agglutinin |
| Heltuba | Helianthus tuberosus agglutinin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency virus |
| LCA | Lens culinaris agglutinin |
| OAA | Oscillatoria agardhii agglutinin |
| PDB | Protein data bank |
| PsA | Pisum sativum agglutinin |
| VfA | Vicia faba agglutinin |