| OH | Hydroxyl radical |
| α-KGDDs | alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenases |
| 5-caC | 5-carboxycytosine |
| 5-fC | 5-formylcytosine |
| 5-hmC | 5-hydroxymethylcytosine |
| 5-mC | 5-methylcytosine |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ALDH | Aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| BRAF | B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| Cu2+ | Cupric ion |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| d-TPP | Dodecyl—tri-phenyl-phosphonium |
| DHA | Dehydroascorbic acid |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ESCs | Embryonic stem cells |
| Fe2+ | Ferrous ion |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| IC-50 | Inhibitory concentration |
| IDH | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| iPS | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JHDM | Jumonji-C domain-containing histone demethylases |
| KRAS | KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase |
| LGR5 | Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5 |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCVT1/2 | Sodium dependent Vit.C transporter 1/2 |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TET | Ten eleven translocation |
| TPP | Tri-phenyl-phosphonium |
| Vit.C | Vitamin C |