| AAPH | 2,2′-azino-bis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride |
| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid |
| AMT | amino-5,6-dihydro-6-methyl-4H-1,3-thiazine hydrochloride |
| AP | amorphous powder |
| CC | column chromatography |
| CD | circular dichroism |
| CE | cotton effect |
| CLF | Coreopsis lanceolata flowers |
| CLFE | Coreopsis lanceolata flowers ethyl acetate fraction |
| CLFB | Coreopsis lanceolata flowers n-butanol fraction |
| CLFW | Coreopsis lanceolata flowers water fraction |
| CMR | carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) |
| CMRM100 | 13C-NMR (100 MHz, CD3OD, δC) |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| DW | dry weight |
| EtOAc | ethyl acetate |
| EV/TV | elution volume/total volume |
| FM | Fast atom bombardment mass spectroscopy (FAB-MS) |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| frs. | fractions |
| gHMBC | gradient heteronuclear multiple bond coherence |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HR | high resolution |
| HSD | honestly significant difference |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IRS | infrared spectrum |
| MeOH | methanol |
| MF | molecular formula |
| MIP | molecular ion peak |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide |
| NBT | nitro blue tetrazolium |
| n-BuOH | n-butanol |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| OV | overlapped |
| PMR | proton-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) |
| PMRM400 | 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD, δH) |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPMI | 1640 Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 |
| SiO2 | silica gel |
| SO | superoxide |
| ODS | octadecyl silica gel |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| TLC | thin layer chromatography |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| UVAC | UV absorption characteristics |
| 1D-NMR | one-dimensional (1D) NMR |
| 2D-NMR | Two-dimensional (2D) NMR |