| CDS | CoDing Sequence |
| dNTPs | deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate |
| isoC | isocytosine (2-amino-4-ketopyrimidine) |
| isoG | isoguanine (6-amino-2-ketopurine) |
| Nluc | nanoluciferase |
| NTPs | ribonucleotide triphosphate |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RNAP | RNA polymerase |
| UBP | unnatural base pair |
| 5′UTR | 5′-untranslated regions |
| WGE | wheat germ extract |
| Wt | wild type |