| AICARFT | Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| ATIC | Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase/inosine monophosphate cyclohydrolase |
| DHF | Dihydrofolate |
| DHFS | Dihydrofolate synthase |
| DHFR | Dihydrofolate reductase |
| DHP-PPi | Dihydropteroate pyrophosphate |
| DHPS | Dihydropteroate synthase |
| DMARD | Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug |
| dUMP | 2′-deoxyuridine-5′-monophosphate |
| dTMP | 2′-deoxythymidine-5′-monophosphate |
| FDTS | Flavin-dependent thymidylate synthase |
| FPGS | Folylpoly-γ-glutamate synthetase |
| GARFT | Glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase |
| GGH | γ-glutamyl hydrolase |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| HEMA | 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate |
| IL | Interleukin |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| PABA | p-aminobenzoic acid |
| PPi | Pyrophosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| THF | Tetrahydrofolate |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRMs | Thymine-requiring mutants |
| TS | Thymidylate synthase |