A	Acidic
ACE(I)	angiotensin-converting enzyme (inhibitors)
AchRs	acetylcholine receptors
AIDS	acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Alloc	allyloxycarbonyl
AMPs	antimicrobial peptides
APCs	antigen presenting cells
APL	altered peptide ligands
ARB	angiotensin receptor blockers
B	basic
BAP	bioactive peptides
BOC	butoxycarbonyl
Bzl	benzyl
CG	coarse grain
COVID-19	coronavirus disease 2019
CPPs	cell penetrating peptides
CSD	Cambridge Structure Database
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocyte
2D	two-dimensional
3D	three-dimensional
DH	degree of hydrolysis
DKP	diketopiperazines
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FMOC	fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
GALA	glutamic acid–alanine–leucine–alanine
GAS	group A streptococcus
GDS	gene delivery system
GFR	growth factor receptors
HeLa	human cervical cancer cell line
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HMG	high motility group
HMGR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase
HOAt	1-hydroxy-7-aza-benzotriazole
HOBt	1-hydroxy-benzotriazole
HPLC	high performance liquid chromatography
IFN	interferon
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LDLR	LDL receptor
LF	lactoferrin
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LRPs	low density lipoprotein receptors
LRs	leptin receptors
MBP	myelin basic protein
MD	molecular dynamics
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
NF	nuclear factor
NLSs	nuclear localization signals
NPC	nuclear pore complex
PDC	pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PES	potential energy surface
PPI	proton-pump inhibitors
RAS	renin-angiotensin system
RCSB PDB	Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank
RGD	arginine–glycine–aspartic acid
RNA	ribonucleic acid
SARS-COV-2	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
SPPS	solid-phase synthesis
SREBP2	sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2
SWOT	strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
tBu	tert-butyl
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TFRs	transferrin receptors
TMC	trimethyl chitosan
TNF	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNFR	tumor necrosis factor receptor 1