| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| SARS-CoV | Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East respiratory syndrome virus |
| ORF | Open reading frames |
| 3CLpro | Chymotrypsin-like protease |
| Mpro | Main protease |
| PLpro | Papain-like protease |
| nsp | Non-structural proteins |
| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| RMSD | Root mean square deviation |
| RMSF | Root mean square fluctuation |
| PCA | Principal components analysis |
| ED | Essential dynamics |