| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| IMS | Mitochondrial intermembrane space |
| TCA | Tricarboxic acid |
| IMM | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
| 5-ALA | 5-aminolevulunic acid |
| ALAS | Aminolevulunic acid synthase |
| PBGS | Porphobilinogen synthase |
| PBG | Porphobilinogen |
| HMB | Hydroxymethylbilane |
| HMBS | Hydroxymethylbilane synthase |
| UPgen III | Uroporphyrinogen III |
| UROS | Uroporphyrinogen synthase |
| CPgen III | Coproporphyrinogen III |
| UROD | Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase |
| PPgen IX | Protoporphyrinogen IX |
| CPOX | Coproporphyrinogen oxidase |
| Fe-PPIX | Iron-protoporphyrin IX |
| PPIX | Protoporphyrin IX |
| PPOX | Protoporphyrinogen oxidase |
| FECH | Ferrochelatase |
| PLP | Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| SLC | Solute carrier |
| α-KG | A-ketoglutarate |
| MTS | Mitochondria-targeting sequence |
| HRM | Heme regulatory motif |
| IRP | Iron regulatory protein |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AAA+ | ATP hydrolase associate with various cellular activities |
| ANT | Adenine nucleotide translocator |
| KDH | A-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| CcO | Cytochrome c oxidase |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| SDH | Succinate dehydrogenase |
| CCHL | Cytochrome c heme lyase |
| HCCS | Holocytochrome c synthase |
| MLS | Microphthalmia with linear skin defects |
| TMD | Transmembrane domain |
| FDX | Ferredoxin |
| MAMs | Mitochondria-associated membranes |
| ERMES | Endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria encounter structure |
| MDV | Mitochondrial-derived vesicle |
| HRG | Heme responsive gene |
| ZnMP | Zinc mesoporphyrin |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HO | Heme oxygenase |
| FeLV | Feline leukemia virus |
| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| BRCP | Breast cancer resistance protein |
| HBP | Heme-binding protein |
| FABP | Fatty acid-binding protein |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase |
| PGRMC1/2 | Progesterone receptor membrane component 1/2 |
| EGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| ECFP | Enhanced cyan fluorescent protein |
| EYFP | Enhanced yellow fluorescent protein |
| HS | Heme sensor |
| FRET | Forster resonance energy transfer |