| 2-DG | 2-Deoxy-D-glucose |
| 3-BrPy | 3-bromopyruvate |
| 3-PO | 3-(3-pyridinyl)-1-(4-pyridinyl)-2-propen-1-one |
| 6-AN | 6-aminonicotinamide |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | 5’ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ASCT2 | Alanine-, serine-, cysteine transporter 2 |
| ATO | Arsenic trioxide |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| BSO | Buthionine sulfoximine |
| CHC | α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate |
| DCA | Dichloroacetate |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EN | Enolase |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia inducible factor alpha |
| HK | Hexokinase |
| HSF1 | Heat shock factor 1 |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IGFR | Insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| LDHA | Lactate Dehydrogenase A |
| MCP | Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier |
| MCT1 | Monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance |
| MET | Mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor |
| OCT4 | Octamer binding transcription factor/protein 4 |
| P-gp | Permeability glycoprotein |
| PAMAM-PTX | Paclitaxel-conjugated polyamidoamine |
| PDTC | Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate |
| PFK | Phosphofructokinase |
| PFKFB3 | 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, 6-bisphosphatase 3 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PK | Pyruvate kinase |
| PPP | Pentose phosphate pathway |
| Ras | Rat sarcoma viral proto-oncogene |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SOX2 | Sex determining region Y Box 2 |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| UA | Ursolic acid |
| VEGFα | Vascular endothelial growth factor alpha |
| WT | Wildtype |