| 17-AAG | Allyl-aminogeldanamycin |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| 17-DMAG | 17-[[(2-Dimethylamino)ethyl]amino]geldanamycin |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| FP | Fluorescence polarization |
| GM | Geldanamycin |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HRMS | High-resolution mass spectra |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| ITC | Isothermal titration calorimetry |
| mHsp90ND | N-terminal domain of mouse Hsp90α |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| PMSF | Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride |
| SAR | Structure–activity relationship |
| TCEP | Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate |
| TMS | Tetramethylsilane |