AEX	Anion exchange
AP	Alkaline phosphatase
aTc	Anhydrotetracycline hydrochloride
AUC	Area und the curve
BCIP	5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indoxyl phosphate
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CEX	Cation exchange
CL	Clearance
Cmax	Maximum (or peak) serum concentration
CNP	C-type natriuretic peptide
CORYNEX	Corynebacterium glutamicum protein expression system
COVID-19	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CV	Column volume
DCs	Dendritic cells
DPP-IV	Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ESETEC	E. coli secretion technology
ESI-MS	Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
FPLC	Fast protein liquid chromatography
GCC	Glucagon
GIP	Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
GLP-1	Glucagon-like peptide 1
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GSH	γ-L-Glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine
HBV	Hepatitis B virus
HCV	Hepatitis C virus
hGH	Human growth hormone
hIFN-α	Human interferon 1
HIV-1	Human immunodeficiency virus I
iRGD	Internalizing arginylglycylaspartic acid peptide
K3-EDTA	Tri-potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MOPS	3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid
NBT	Nitro blue tetrazolium
OD	Optical density at 550 nm
PAS	Proline/alanine-rich sequence
PAS-Tα1	N-terminally PASylated Tα1
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PD	Pharmacodynamics
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
p.i.	Post injection
PK	Pharmacokinetics
ProTα	Prothymosin alpha
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
Q-TOF	Quadrupole time of flight
RBS	Ribosome-binding site
RGD	Arginylglycylaspartic acid
RimJ	Ribosomal-protein-S5-alanine N-acetyltransferase
RPC	Reverse phase chromatography
RT	Room temperature
SEC	Size exclusion chromatography
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
τ1/2α	Half-life of distribution
τ1/2β	Elimination half-life
Tα1	Thymosin alpha 1
Tα1-PAS	C-terminally PASylated Thymosin alpha 1
tetp/o	Tetracycline promoter/operator
Th	T helper cell
tlpp	Lipoprotein terminator
TLR-2	Toll-like receptor 1
TLR-9	Toll-like receptor 2
TMAE	Trimethylaminoethyl
tmax	Time to reach Cmax