| Abbreviation | Explanation |
| 5AMP, AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| 5CMP, CMP | cytidine monophosphate |
| 5GMP, UMP | guanosine monophosphate |
| 5UMP | uridine monophosphate |
| AAA | alpha aminoadipic acid |
| Ade | adenine |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| Ala | alanine |
| Arg | arginine |
| Asin | adenosine |
| Asn | aspragine |
| Asp | aspartic acid |
| DHAP | dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| Gln | glutamine |
| Glu | glutamate |
| Gly | glycine |
| GMP | guanosine monophosphate |
| GSH | glutathione (reduced) |
| Gsin | guanosine |
| GSSG | Glutathione (oxidized) |
| His | histidine |
| H-Ser | homoserine |
| IMP | inosine monophosphate |
| Isin | inosine |
| K-Ile | ketoisoleucine |
| Lys | lysine |
| Met | methionine |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized) |
| NADP+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (oxidized) |
| OAS | O-acetylserine |
| Phe | phenylalanine |
| Pro | proline |
| Pyr | pyruvate |
| Rib-5-P | ribose 5-phosphate/ribulose 5-phosphate |
| Ser | serine |
| Thr | threonine |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| Tyr | tyrosine |