| ACE | angiotensin I-converting enzyme |
| AG | aminoguanidine |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| AU | arbitrary unit |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| DAD | diode array detector |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO-d6 | deuterated dimethylsulfoxide |
| DNS | dinitrosalicylic acid |
| DW | dry weight |
| EGCG | (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box O1 |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GAE | gallic acid equivalent |
| GSK-3β | glycogene synthase kinase-3β |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| IR | insulin-resistant HepG2 cells |
| MWE | mungbean water extract |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetra-zolium bromide |
| NaN3 | sodium azide |
| 2-NBDG | 2-deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]-D-glucose |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PEPCK | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PI-3K | phosphatidylinosital 3-kinase |
| PKB/Akt | protein kinase B |
| pNP | p-nitrophenyl |
| pNPG | para-nirophenyl-α-d-glucopyranoside |
| pNPP | p-nitrophenyl phosphate |
| PTP-1B | protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B |
| UV | ultraviolet |