| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| UA | Ursolic acid |
| P53 | Tumor protein p53 |
| Wnt | Wnt/β-catenin pathways |
| Ras | Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| STAT3 | Signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| PK | Pharmacokinetic |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| MTT | Dye compound 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay |
| SRB | sulforhodamine B assay |
| PARP-1 | Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| DMAP | 4-Dimethylaminopyridine |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| DCC | N,N′-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase |