| APT | Attached proton test |
| ATCC | American type culture collection |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CD | Circular dichroism |
| c-MYC | Cellular MYC |
| CuAAC | Copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DBU | 1,8-diazabicycloundec-7-ene |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |
| DMF | N,N′-dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DPPA | Diphenylphosphoryl azide |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared |
| G4 | G-quadruplex |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| iM | i-Motif |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NOE | Nuclear Overhauser effect |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PE | Petroleum ether |
| RT | Room temperature |
| STD | Saturation transfer difference |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |