| A2780 | human ovarian carcinoma cell line |
| A498 | human renal epithelial cancer cell line |
| A549 | human lung carcinoma cell line |
| ASL | acetylsalicylate of lysine |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DDQ | 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone |
| (DHQD)2PHAL | hydroquinidine 1,4-phthalazinediyl diether |
| DIPEA | N,N-diisopropylethylamine |
| DMAP | 4-dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| Du145 | human prostate cancer cell line |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| H460 | human large cell lung cancer cell line |
| HCT-115 | human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line |
| HCT-116 | human colon cancer cell line |
| HeLa | human cervical cancer cell line |
| HepG2 | human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line |
| Hfacac | hexafluoroacetylacetonat |
| HGC-27 | human gastric cancer cell line |
| HK-2 | human papillomavirus 16 (HPV-16) transformed renal cell line |
| HL-60 | human leukemia cell line |
| HT29 | human colon adenocarcinoma cell line |
| HTLV-1 | human T-lymphotropic virus 1 |
| IC50 | half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IGROV | human ovarian cancer cell line |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| K562 | human myelogenous leukemia cell line |
| KB | keratin-forming tumor cell line HeLa |
| KHMDS | potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
| KtOBu | potassium t-butoxide |
| L1210 | murine lymphocytic leukemia cell line |
| LDA | lithium diisopropylamide |
| LNcaP | androgen-sensitive human prostate adenocarcinoma cell line |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCF-7 | human breast adenocarcinoma cell line |
| MES-SA | human uterine carcinoma cell line |
| MIC50 | minimum inhibitory concentration required to inhibit the growth of 50% or organisms |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NSCLC-N6 | human non-small cell lung cancer cell line |
| P-388 | menogaril-resistant leukemia cell line |
| PPTS | pyridinium p-toluensulfonate |
| SGC-7901 | human gastric cancer cell line |
| SK-BR3 | human breast cancer cell line |
| SK-MEL-2 | human melanoma cell line derived from metastasis on skin of thigh |
| SK-OV-3 | human ovarian carcinoma cell line |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| TMSCl | trimethylsilyl chloride |
| Vero | epithelial cell line derived from kidney of Cercopithecus aethiops |
| XF498 | human glioblastoma cell line |