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. 2021 Jan 19;13(1):124. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13010124
ABC ATP-binding cassette
ABCG2 ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily G Member 2
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
ADME Absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
Al Alprazolam
ALOX5 Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
At Atorvastatin
ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical
BChE Butyrylcholinesterase
BCRP Breast cancer resistance protein
BDDCS Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System
BSEP Bile salt export pump
Cl Clopidogrel
COMT Catechol-O-methyltransferase
COX Cyclooxygenase
CYP Cytochrome P450
Di Diclofenac
ECG Epicatechin gallate
EGCG Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
GABA γ-Aminobutyric acid
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
HAM High-Alert Medications
HDI Herb–drug interactions
5-HI 5-hydroxyndoleacetic acid
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
HMC Herbal Medicines Compendium
HMGCoAR 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaril-CoA reductase;
IP Indian Pharmacopoeia
ITC International Transporter Consortium
JP The Japanese Pharmacopoeia
L-DOPA Levodopa
MAO Monoamine oxidase
MATE Multi-antimicrobial extrusion protein
MDR1 Multidrug resistance protein 1
Me Memantine
MRP Multidrug resistance-associated protein
Mt Metformin
NMDA N-methyl-d-aspartate
OAT Organic anion transporter
OATP Organic-anion-transporting polypeptide
OCT Organic cation transport
PEPT Peptide transporter
P-gP Glycoprotein P
Ph.Eur European Pharmacopoeia
Pi Piracetam
PLA2G2A Phospholipase A2 Group IIA
PPRC Pharmacopoeia of People’s Republic of China
Pr Propranolol
Se Sertraline
SLC Solute Carriers
SLCO Solute carrier organic anion transporter
Ta Tadalafil
UGT Uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase
USP United States Pharmacopoeia
WHO World Health Organization