| anti-Tfr | anti-human transferrin receptor |
| 5/6-FAM | 5/6-carboxyfluorescein |
| Boc | tert-butoxycarbonyl |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| bt | linear dichroism |
| Dab | 2,4-diaminobutyric acid |
| Dap | 2,3-diaminopropionic acid |
| DIPEA | N,N-diisopropylethylamine |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FCS | foetal calf serum |
| Fmoc | 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl |
| hArg | homoarginine |
| HCTU | O-(1H-6-chlorobenzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate |
| NRP | neuropilin |
| Oic | octahydroindole-2-carboxylic acid |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| SAR | structure–activity relationship |
| strep-HRP | streptavidin–horseradish peroxidase conjugate |
| SWATH | sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra |
| TIS | triisopropylsilane |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial grow factor |