| PKS | Polyketide synthase |
| NRPS | Nonribosomal peptide synthetase |
| 1,8-DHN | Dihydroxynaphthalene |
| 1,3,6,8-THN | 1,3,6,8-Tetrahydroxynaphthalene |
| 1,3,8-THN | 1,3,8-Trihydroxynaphthalene |
| MBIs | Melanin biosynthesis inhibitors |
| TCS | Two-component system |
| HPt | His-containing phosphotransfer |
| DOPA | 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| TeA | Tenuazonic acid |
| PSII | Photosystem II |
| PM | Plasma membrane |
| KS | Ketosynthase |
| AT | Acyltransferase |
| ACP | Acyl carrier protein |
| KR | β-Ketoacyl reductase |
| DH | Dehydratase |
| ER | Enoyl reductase |
| MT | Methyltransferase |
| A | Adenylation |
| PCP | Peptidyl carrier protein |
| C | Condensation |
| R | Reductase |
| DKC | Dieckmann cyclization |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| TE | Thioesterase |
| JA | Jasmonic acid |
| MeJA | Methyl jasmonic acid |
| ABA | abscisic acid |
| CKs | cytokinins |
| IAA | indole-3-acetic acid |
| tRNA-IPT | tRNA-Isopentenyl transferase |