| 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 |