| a-D-PFP-1 | 1-α-phosphate D-pentofuranose |
| Allop | allopurinol |
| Ara | D-arabinose |
| Ara-2ClAde | 2-chloradenine arabinoside |
| 8-Aza-Gua | 8-azaguanie |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| dNTP | deoxynucleoside triphosphate mix |
| D-PFP-5 | 5-phosphate D-pentofuranose |
| dRibo, dRib | 2-deoxy-D-ribose |
| DTT | dithiothreitol |
| Ec | Escherichia coli |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| F-Ara | 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-arabinose |
| HMBC | heteronuclear multiple bond correlation spectroscopy |
| HSQC | heteronuclear single quantum correlation spectroscopy |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| IPTG | isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside |
| NP | nucleoside phosphorylase |
| PMSF | phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride |
| PNP | purine nucleoside phosphorylase |
| PPM | phosphopentomutase |
| PyNP | pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase |
| Ribo, Rib | D-ribose |
| RK | ribokinase |
| TEMED | tetramethylethylenediamine |
| TP | thymidine phosphorylase |
| Tsp | Thermus species 2.9 |
| Tth | Thermus thermophilus |
| UP | uridine phosphorylase |
| Xyl | D-xylose |
| Xylo-2ClAde | 2-chloroadenine xyloside |