| AAZ | Acetazolamide |
| ASN | asparagines |
| BRZ | brinzolamide |
| BZA | benzolamide |
| CA | carbonic anhydrase |
| C:H:N:S:O | carbon:hydrogen:nitrogen:sulphur:oxygen |
| CAI | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DZA | Dorzolamide |
| E-I | enzyme-inhibitor |
| EZA | ethoxzolamide |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared |
| GLN | glutamine |
| hCA | human carbonic anhydrase |
| HIS | Histidine |
| HRMS | high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| IND | indisulam |
| mM | milimolar |
| MZA | methazolamide |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| nM | nanomolar |
| PDB | protein data bank |
| RMSD | Root mean square deviation |
| SAR | structure–activity relationship |
| SLP | Sulpiride |
| THR | threonine |
| TRP | tryptophan |
| TPM | topiramate |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| XP | Extra precision |
| Zn | Zinc |
| ZNS | zonisamide |