| DUB | Deubiquitinating Enzyme |
| ABP | Activity-Based Probe |
| HTS | High-Throughput Screening |
| Ub | Ubiquitin |
| AMC | 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin |
| AML | Aminoluciferin |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| NBD | 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole |
| NBD C6-HPC | 2-(6-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)hexanoyl-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| Rho | Rhodamine 110 |
| FP | Fluorescence Polarization |
| TAMRA | 5-tetramethylrhodamine |
| FRET | Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
| PA | Propargylamide |
| VME | Vinylmethyl Ester |
| VS | Vinylsulfone |
| PFO | Perfringolysin O |
| CPP | Cell-Penetrating Peptide |