3-PG	3-phosphoglycerate
ADP	Adenosine Diphosphate
ATCC	American Type Cell Culture Collection
ATF4	Activating Transcription Factor 4
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
BrdU	Bromodeoxyuridine
Cal 27	Human Tongue Squamous Carcinoma
Detroit 562	Human Metastatic Pharyngeal Cancer
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
DMSO	Dimethyl Sulfoxide
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
EtdBr	Ethidium Bromide
FaDu	Human Hypopharyngeal Squamous Carcinoma
FBP	Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
GCN2-ATF4	General Control Nonderepressible 2-activating Transcription Factor 4
gDNA	Genomic DNA
GSH	Glutathione
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor, Alpha Subunit
HMBS	Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase
HNSCC	Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
HT-29	Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
IL-6	Interleukin 6
mTOR	Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
MTT	Methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide
NADH	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NLS	Nuclear Localisation Signal
NRF2	Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-Like 2
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
PEP	Phosphoenolpyruvate
PHGDH	Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKM	Pyruvate Kinase M1/2
PPIA	Peptidylprolyl Isomerase A
PPP	Pentose Phosphate Pathway
PSAT1	Phosphoserine Aminotransferase 1
PSPH	Phosphoserine Phosphatase
P-STAT3	Phospho-Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
RFLP	Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
RT-qPCR	Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
SHMT2	Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase 2
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
TBP	TATA-Box Binding Protein
TBS	Tris-Buffered Saline
TBST	Tris Buffered Saline with Tween-20
TMB	3,3′,5,5′- tetramethyl-benzidine diimine