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. 2021 Sep 1;22(17):9507. doi: 10.3390/ijms22179507
Abbreviations Meaning
ACO aconitase
ACSS2 acyl-coenzyme A synthetase short-chain family member 2
ADP adenosine diphosphate
ANT adenine nucleotide translocase
AST aspartate aminotransferase
ATP adenosine triphosphate
BPTES bis-2-(5-phenylacetamide-1,2,4-thiazole-2-yl)ethyl sulfide
CAF cancer-related fibroblasts
CD31 cluster of differentiation 31
c-Myc c-Myc transcription factor
CO2 carbon dioxide
COX cytochrome c oxidase
CSCs cancer stem cells
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
ERK1/2 extracellular kinase 1/2
F-1,6-P fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
F-2,6-BP fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
F-6-P fructose 6-phosphate
FAD flavin adenine dinucleotide
FOXO3a forkhead box protein O3
G3PH glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
G-6-P glucose 6-phosphate
GLS glutaminase
GLUD glutamate dehydrogenase
GLUT glucose transporters
GOT1/2 glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase 1/2
GPNA L-γ-Glutamyl-p-nitroanilide
GSH glutathione
HIF hypoxia-inducible transcription factor
HO-1 heme oxygenase 1
IDH isocytrine dehydrogenase
IL-8 interleukin 8
iNOS induced nitric oxide synthase isoform
KD ketogenic diet
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
LDHA lactate dehydrogenase A
LDHB lactate dehydrogenase B
L-Gln L-glutamine
L-Glu L-glutamic acid
MBP-1, c-Myc binding protein 1
MCT monocarboxylate transporter
mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin
NAD oxidised form of dinucleotide
NADPH reduced form of NADP+
NEAA non-essential amino acid
NFκB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK natural killer cells
OXPHOS oxidative phosphorylation
OXPHOS oxidative phosphorylation
p53 Tumour protein 53
PDH pyruvate dehydrogenase
PDK1 pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase
PEP phosphoenolpyruvate
PFK-2 phosphofructokinase 2
PFKFB 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor