| MECP | methanol extract of C. pectinata leaves |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy |
| IP | intraperitoneal |
| b.w. | body weight |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| DFT | density functional theory |
| ADME/T | absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity |
| PDB | protein data bank |
| SEM | standard error mean |
| ANOVA | one-way analysis of variance |
| FMOs | frontier molecular orbitals |
| HOMO | highest occupied molecular orbital |
| LUMO | lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| MESP | molecular electrostatic potential |
| NBO | natural bond orbital |