| RLuc | luciferase from Renilla reniformis |
| GLuc | luciferase from Gaussia princeps |
| CTZ | coelenterazine |
| Ol | obelin from Obelia longissima |
| Aq | aequorin from Aequorea victoria |
| Ol_WT | obelin activated by native coelenterazine |
| Ol_A1 | obelin activated by A1 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_A2-A5 | obelins activated by A2, A3, A4, A5 analogues |
| Ol_A6 | obelin activated by A6 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_B1 | obelin activated by B1 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_B2 | obelin activated by B2 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_B3 | obelin activated by B3 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_B4 | obelin activated by B4 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_B11 | obelin activated by B11 coelenterazine analogue |
| Ol_B14 | obelin activated by B14 coelenterazine analogue |
| Aq_WT | aequorin activated by native coelenterazine |
| Aq_A1 | aequorin activated by A1 coelenterazine analogue |
| Aq_A6 | aequorin activated by A6 coelenterazine analogue |
| Aq_B1 | aequorin activated by B1 coelenterazine analogue |
| Aq_B2 | aequorin activated by B2 coelenterazine analogue |
| Aq_B14 | aequorin activated by B14 coelenterazine analogue |
| Aq_B15 | aequorin activated by B15 coelenterazine analogue |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EGTA | ethyleneglycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)tetraacetic acid |
| IPTG | isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside |
| DEAE | diethylaminoethyl (cellulose) |
| DTT | dithiothreitol |
| PIPES | piperazine-1,4-bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid) |