| CE–MS | Capillary electrophoresis mass-spectrometry |
| Da | Dalton |
| GC–MS | Gas chromatography coupled to mass-spectrometry |
| GMD | Golm Metabolome Database |
| HMDB | Human Metabolome Database |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LC–MS | Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry |
| MeOX | Methoxyamine |
| MSTFA | N-Methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide |
| m/z | Mass to charge ratio |
| RI | Retention index |