| AG | aminoguanidine |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end-products |
| AAAPVN | N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Ala-p-nitroanilide |
| BCSEs | black cumin seed extracts |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| FALGPA | N-(3-[2-furyl]-acryloyl)-Leu-Gly-Pro-Ala |
| L-DOPA | L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| MGO | methylglyoxal |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| phen | 1,10-phenanthroine |
| TQ | thymoquinone |
| TYR | tyrosinase |
| TYRP1 | tyrosinase-related protein-1 |
| TYRP2 | tyrosinase-related protein-2 |