| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| RF | release factor |
| LC–MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| GC–MS | gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| MSTFA | N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoracetamide |
| DAHP | 3-deoxy-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate |
| AQ | alkylquinolone |
| DHQ | 2,4-dihydroxyquinoline |
| Cn:m | hydrocarbon of chain length n with m double bonds |
| HQ | hydroxyquinoline |
| QNO | quinolone-N-oxide |