| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| BN | Benzonitrile |
| β-CA | β-Cyano-L-alanine |
| 2CP | 2-Cyanopyridine |
| 4CP | 4-Cyanopyridine |
| CynH | Cyanide hydratase |
| CynD | Cyanide dihydratase |
| DL | Desolvation line |
| DMSO-d6 | Deuterated dimethylsulfoxide |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| FN | Fumaronitrile |
| GDT | Global Distance Test |
| HB | Hydrogen bond |
| HGT | Horizontal gene transfer |
| IPTG | Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside |
| MN | Mandelonitrile |
| MUSCLE | Multiple Sequence Comparison by Log-Expectation |
| NitAg | Nitrilase from Armillaria gallica |
| NitSh | Nitrilase from Stereum hirsutum |
| NitTv1 | Nitrilase from Trametes versicolor |
| NLase | Nitrilase |
| PAN | Phenylacetonitrile |
| PPN | 3-Phenylpropionitrile |
| RP | Reverse phase |