GABA	γ-Aminobutyric acid
PA4	Polyamide 4
PHA	Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)
PLLA	Poly(L-lactic acid)
PGA	Poly(glycolic acid)
PCL	Poly(ε-caprolactone)
PBS	Poly(butylene succinate)
PET	Poly(butylene succinate)
T m	Melting temperature
T g	Glass-transition temperature
TsOH·H2O	p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate
gEg-OTs	Ditosylate of ethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)
gPg-OTs	Ditosylate of trimethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)
gBg-OTs	Ditosylate of butylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)
T-NP	Bis(p-nitrophenyl) terephthalate
N-NP	Bis(p-nitrophenyl) 2.6-naphthalenedicarboxylate
S-NP	Bis(p-nitrophenyl) succinate
Gl-NP	Bis(p-nitrophenyl) glutarate
A-NP	Bis(p-nitrophenyl) adipate
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
THF	Tetrahydrofuran
HFIP	1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanol
GPC	Gel permeation chromatography
PMMA	Poly(methyl methacrylate)
M n	Number-averaged molecular weight
M w	Weight-averaged molecular weight
Poly(gEgT)	Poly((ethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) terephthalate)
Poly(gPgT)	Poly((trimethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) terephthalate)
Poly(gBgT)	Poly((butylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) terephthalate)
Poly(gEgN)	Poly((ethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) 2.6-naphthalenedicarboxylate)
Poly(gPgN)	Poly((trimethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) 2.6-naphthalenedicarboxylate)
Poly(gBgN)	Poly((butylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) 2.6-naphthalenedicarboxylate)
Poly(gEgS)	Poly((ethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) succinate)
Poly(gPgS)	Poly((trimethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) succinate)
Poly(gBgS)	Poly((butylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) succinate)
Poly(gEgGl)	Poly((ethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) glutarate)
Poly(gPgGl)	Poly((trimethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) glutarate)
Poly(gBgGl)	Poly((butylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) glutarate)
Poly(gEgA)	Poly((ethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) adipate)
Poly(gPgA)	Poly((trimethylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) adipate)
Poly(gBgA)	Poly((butylene bis(γ-aminobutyrate)) adipate)
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
TG	Thermogravimetric analysis
T d5	Degradation temperatures at 5% weight loss
T d10	Degradation temperatures at 10% weight loss
PHB	Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
PES	Poly(ethylene succinate)
AIST	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology