| AMA | a mixture of ammonium hydroxide and 40% aqueous methylamine |
| BINP | Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics |
| BNCT | Boron Neutron Capture Therapy |
| BPA | Boronophenylalanine |
| BSH | Sodium borocaptate |
| CI | Cell Index |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DIPEA | N,N-Diisopropylethylamine |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSC | N,N′-Disuccinimidyl carbonate |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| IMDM | Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium |
| αMEM | Modified Minimal Essential Medium |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| TBDMS | Tert-butyldimethylsilyl |
| TEA | Triethylamine |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| NHS | N-Hydroxysuccinimide |
| NMP | N-Methyl pyrrolidone‘ |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| RTCA | Real-Time Cell Analysis |
| TBTA | Tris(benzyltriazolylmethyl)amine |