| AFB1 | Aflatoxin B1 |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| BPL | Beta-propiolactone |
| CEO | Chloroethylene oxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal–regulated kinase |
| ETO | Ethylene oxide |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HF | Hartree−Fock level of theory |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LD | Langevin dipoles implicit solvation model |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| NADP | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF- κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| PAHs | Polyaromatic hydrocarbons |
| PO | Propylene oxide |
| SCRF | Self-consistent reaction field implicit solvation model |
| STO | Styrene-7,8-oxide |
| TPA | Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
| VC | Vinyl chloride |