| CN | Coordination number |
| dPCA | Dihedral principle component analysis |
| DCCM | Domain cross-correlation matrix |
| DSSP | Database of secondary structure assignments for all protein entries in the Protein Data Bank |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MMPBSA-IE | Molecular mechanics Poisson Boltzman surface area – interaction entropy |
| NVT | Constant number, volume, and temperature |
| NPT | Constant number, pressure, and temperature |
| PDB | Protein databank |
| PME | Particle mesh Ewald |
| RMSD | Root mean square deviation |
| RMSF | Root mean square fluctuation |
| SASA | Solvent exposed surface area |