| ABGs | Anthocyanin biosynthetic genes |
| ABP | Anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway |
| AP2/ERF | Apetala 2/ethylene response factor |
| AT | Acyltransferases |
| bHLH | Basic helix-loop-helix |
| DEGs | Differentially expressed genes |
| DFR | Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase |
| EBGs | Early biosynthetic genes |
| GCC | Green Chinese cabbage |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| LBGs | Late biosynthetic genes |
| LDOX | Leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenases |
| MATE | Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion |
| MYB | Myeloblastosis |
| 5MAT | 5-O-glucoside-6-O-malonyltransferase |
| PBGs | Phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| RPCC | Reddish purple Chinese cabbage |
| RPKM | Reads per kilo base per million mapped reads |
| TT19 | Transparent Testa 19 |
| UF3GT | UDP- glucose: flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase |
| UGT75c1 | UDP-glucosyltransferase 75c1 |