| BTA | Benzothiazole aniline |
| RT | Room temperature |
| CCK-8 | Cell counting kit-8 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DI | Deionized |
| SAR | Structure-activity relationship |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered solution |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |