| OAA | oxaloacetic acid |
| CBB cycle | Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle |
| ICL | isocitrate lyase |
| ILV synthesis pathway | isoleucine and valine synthesis pathway |
| PA | pyruvate |
| PNSB | purple non-sulfur bacteria |
| Rubisco | ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase |
| rTCA cycle | reductive citric acid cycle |
| TCA cycle | tricarboxylic acid cycle (or the citric acid cycle) |
| PGA | phosphoglycerate |
| PFL | pyruvate formate lyase |