| CW | Cell walls |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride |
| EndoH | Endoglycosidase H |
| G pool | Guanidine hydrochloride fraction of CW proteins |
| GuHCl | Guanidine hydrochloride |
| GPI | GlycosylPhosphatidylInositol |
| GTGs | Glucanosyltransglycosylases |
| L pool | Lipid-associated fraction of CW proteins |
| mGC | mega-GlycoConjugate |
| ncGTGs | Non-covalently bound glucanosyltransglycosylases |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide Gel electrophoresis |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| T pool | Tris fraction of CW proteins |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TLC | Thin layer chromatography |
| YPD | Yeast, peptone, D-glucose |