| ACSS2 | acyl-coenzyme A synthetase short-chain family member 2 |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| BPTES | bis-2-(5-phenylacetoamido-1,3,4- thiadiazol-2-yl)-ethyl sulphide |
| CDK4/6 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 |
| CPT1A | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A |
| CST | Cell Signaling Technology |
| DAB | 3:3′-diaminobenzidine |
| DMFS | Distant metastasis-free survival |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ECL | enhanced chemiluminescence |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| FBS | foetal bovine serum |
| FFPE | formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| G6PDH | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GAC | glutaminase C |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| GLS | glutaminase |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HK2 | hexokinase 2 |
| HR | hormone receptor |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| KGA | kidney type glutaminase |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LDHB | lactate dehydrogenase B |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporter |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| OS | overall survival |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI3KCA | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit A |
| PKM2 | pyruvate kinase 2 |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene difluoride |
| RR | relative risk |
| S6K1 | ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 |
| SRB | sulforhodamine B |
| SREBP1 | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| β-F1-ATPase | β-F1-adenosine triphosphate synthase |