| ACAT | acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase |
| ACCS2 | acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 |
| ACLY | ATP citrate lyase |
| ALT | alanine amino transferase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APC | adenomatous polyposis coli |
| BCAA | branched-chain amino acid |
| BCAT2 | BCAA Transaminase 2 |
| CCCP | carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone |
| CRC | colo-rectal cancer |
| CS | citrate synthase |
| ΔψM | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| DCA | dichloroacetate |
| DHAP | dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| FAH | fumaryl acetoacetate hydrolase |
| β-FAO | fatty acid β-oxidation |
| FAP | familial adenomatous polyposis |
| FAS | fatty acid synthesis |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| GOT | aspartate aminotransferase |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| 2-HG | 2-hydroxyglutarate |
| IDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IMS | intermembrane space |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MDH | malate dehydrogenase |
| ME | malic enzyme |
| MEF | murine embryo fibroblasts |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| NTBC | 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoro-methyl-benzoyl)-1,3-cyclo-hexanedione |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| Oxphos | oxidative phosporylation |
| PC | pyruvate carboxylase |
| PCK | phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDK | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PDC | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PDP | pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase |
| PEP | phosphoenol pyruvate |
| PFK | phosphofructokinase |
| PK | pyruvate kinase, of which there are two isoforms, PKM1 and PKM2 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SDH | succinate dehydrogenase |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TK | tyrosine kinase |
| TPP | thiamine pyrophosphate |