| ETC | electron-transport chain |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| DEM | dynamic exchange model |
| MICOS | mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| MGDG | monogalactosyl diacylglycerol |
| PA | phosphatidic acid |
| VDE | violaxanthin de-epoxidase |
| EPR | electron paramagnetic resonance |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| DCCD-BPF | dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-binding protein |
| CTII | cardiotoxin |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |