| AMPK | (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| BNML | Brown Norway Acute Myeloid Leukaemia |
| CSC | cancer stem cells |
| DISC | death-inducing signaling complex |
| EC | (−)-epicatechin |
| ECG | (−)-epicatechin gallate |
| EGC | (−)-epigallocatechin |
| EGCG | (−)-epigallocatechin gallate |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| FasR | Fas receptor |
| GSH | glutathione |
| HSCs | haemopoietic stem cell lines |
| LSD | lowest significant dose |
| MLL | Mixed Lineage Leukemia gene |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer cells |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| STACs | SIRT1-activating compounds |
| t-AML | acute myelocytic leukemia |
| t-MDS | treatment-related myelodysplastic syndromes |
| TopoI | topoisomerase I |
| TopoII | topoisomerase II |