| 2DG | 2-deoxyglucose |
| AGO | Argonaute |
| AGO2 | Argonaute RISC catalytic component 2 |
| BSO | L-buthionine-sulfoximine |
| CAFs | Cancer associated fibroblasts |
| CSCs | Cancer Stem Cells |
| DNMT | DNA-methyltransferases |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FABP | Fatty acid-binding protein |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FAT | Fatty acid translocase |
| FATP | Fatty acid transport protein |
| GLSi | Glutaminase inhibitors |
| GLU | Glutamate |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| HK2 | Hexokinase |
| MCT1 | Monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| MCT4 | Monocarboxylate transporter 4 |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| pBr-PE | 3-bromopyruvate ester |
| PFK1 | Phosphofructokinase 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 α |
| PNPLA2 | Patatin like phospholipase domain containing 2 |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCD-1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| SDHD | Succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit D |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element binding protein |
| TARBP2 | Trans-activation responsive RNA-binding protein |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TXN | thioredoxin |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| XPO5 | Exportin 5 |
| ZEB | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox |