| 4CL | 4-Coumarate:CoA ligase |
| 4-HPP | 4-Hhydroxyphenylpyruvate |
| ADD | Aminodeoxyfutalosine deaminase |
| ALA | α-Lipoic acid |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCAT/LeuT/LeuDH | Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase/leucine transaminase/leucine dehydrogenase |
| BCKADH/VOR complex | 2-Oxoisovalerate dehydrogenase E1, E2, E3/3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase (ferredoxin) |
| CDPK | The calcium-dependent protein kinase |
| CDP-ME | 4-(cytidine-5-diphosphate)-2C-methyl-d-erythritol |
| CDP-MEP | 2-phospho-4 (cytidine 5′-diphosphate)-2-methyl-d-erythritol |
| ChQ | Chlorobiumquinone |
| CL | Chorismate lyase |
| CM | Chorismate mutase |
| CoA | Coenzyme A |
| CoQ | Coenzyme Q or ubiquinone |
| CS | Chorismate synthase |
| CTP | Cytidine triphosphate |
| DAHP | 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptonate 7-phosphate |
| DAHPS | 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase |
| DHFR | Dihydrofolatereductase |
| DHNA-CoA | 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoyl-CoA hydrolase |
| DHQD | 3-dehydroquinate dehydratase |
| DHQS | 3-dehydroquinate synthase |
| DMAPP | Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate |
| DOXP | 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate |
| DXR | 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase |
| EPSPS | 3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase |
| FPP | Farnesyl pyrophosphate |
| FPP/GGPPS | Farnesyl diphosphate/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase |
| GcpE | 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl-diphosphate synthase |
| GGPP | Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate |
| GPP | Geranyl pyrophosphate |
| HBAT | 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA thioesterase |
| HMBPP | 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate |
| HMG | 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coa |
| HMGR | Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase |
| HPL | 4-hydroxyphenylactate |
| HPPD | 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dehydrogenase |
| HPT/HGGPPT | Homogentisate phytyltransferase/homogentisate geranylgeranyltransferase |
| HRPR | Hydroxyphenylpyruvate reductase |
| HSP70 | 70 kDa Heat Shock Proteins |
| HST | Homogentisate solanesyltransferase |
| IPP | Isopentenyl pyrophosphate |
| IspD | 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase |
| IspE | 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase |
| IspF | 4-Diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase |
| IspG | (e)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl-diphosphate synthase |
| IspH | 4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate reductase |
| IVD/ACADM | Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase/acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| LytB | Hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase |
| MCCase | 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase |
| MCS | 2C-methyl-d-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase |
| MCT | 2-C-methyl-d-erythro-4-phosphate cytidine transferase |
| MEcPP | 2C-methyl-d-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate |
| MenA | 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate octaprenyltransferase |
| MenB | Naphthoate synthase |
| MenC | O-succinylbenzoate synthase |
| MenD | 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate synthase |
| MenE | O-succinylbenzoic acid-CoA ligase |
| MenF | Isochorismate synthase |
| MenG/UbiE | Demethylmenaquinone methyltransferase/2-methoxy-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol methylase |
| MenH | 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase |
| MEP | Methyl erythritol phosphate |
| MGCH | Methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase |
| MQ | Menaquinone or vitamin K2 |
| MqnA | Chorismate dehydratase |
| MqnB | Futalosine hydrolase |
| MqnC | Cyclic dehypoxanthinyl futalosine synthase |
| MqnD | Dihydroxy-6-naphthoate synthase |
| MqnE | Aminodeoxyfutalosine synthase |
| MVA | Mevalonate |
| MVD | Diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase |
| MVK | Mevalonate kinase |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxided |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide reduced |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NQSA | 1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulphonic acid |
| pABA | p-aminobenzoic acid |
| PDH | Prephenate dehydrogenase |
| PDS | Phytoene desaturase |
| PDT | Prephenate dehydratase |
| PEP | Phosphoenolpyruvate |
| PK | Phylloquinone or vitamin K1 |
| PMK | Phosphomevalonase kinase |
| PQ | Plastoquinone |
| PS | Photosystem |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-l-methionine |
| SDH | Shikimate dehydrogenase |
| SK | Shikimate kinase |
| TAT/ASAT | Tyrosine aminotransferase |
| TC | Tocopherol |
| TPMET | Trans-plasma membrane electron transport |
| TpQ | Thermoplasmaquinone |
| UbiA/Coq2 | 4-Hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase |
| UbiC | Chorismate-pyruvate lyase |
| UbiD | 4-Hydroxy-3-polyprenylbenzoate decarboxylase |
| UbiE/Coq5 | 2-Methoxy-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol methylase |
| UbiF/Coq7 | 3-Demethoxyubiquinol 3-hydroxylase |
| UbiG/Coq3 | Polyprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase/3-demethylubiquinol, 3-O-methyltransferase/2-polyprenyl-6-hydroxyphenyl methylase/3-demethylubiquinone-9 3-methyltransferase |
| UbiH/Coq6 | UQ biosynthesis monooxygenase/2-octaprenyl-6-methoxyphenol hydroxylase |
| UbiI/Coq7 | 2-Polyprenylphenol 6-hydroxylase |
| UQ | Ubiquinone or coenzyme Q |
| VKOR | Vitamin K epoxide reductase |
| VTE1/DXD1 | Tocopherol cyclase |
| VTE3/APG1 | 2-methyl-6-phytylquinol methyltransferase |
| VTE4/α-TMT | Tocopherol O-methyltransferase |
| ΔΨ m | Mitochondrial membrane potential |