| CAIX | carbonic anhydrase IX protein |
| CA9 | corresponding gene |
| PDK1 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| ALDH1 | aldehyde dehydrogenase isoform 1 |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| pHi | intracellular pH |
| pHe | extracellular pH |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia inducible factor 1 |
| NO | normoxia |
| HY | hypoxia |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| mTORC1 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| HSFA | 4-Homosulfanilamide |