| aa | amino acid |
| ADP | adenosine di-phosphate |
| ATP | adenosine tri-phosphate |
| bp | base pair |
| btn | biotinylated |
| EMSA | electrophoretic mobility shift assay |
| IR | inverted repeat |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| nsDNA | non-specific DNA |
| RU | response unit |
| SPR | surface plasmon resonance |