| CD | circular dichroism |
| DTT | 1,4-dithiothreitol |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EF-Ts | elongation factor thermo-stable |
| EF-Tu | elongation factor thermo-unstable |
| FPLC | fast protein liquid chromatograpy |
| HEPES | 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
| Hsp33 | heat shock protein 33 |
| IPTG | Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside |
| ITC | isothermal titration calorimetry |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PQC | protein quality control |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TF | trigger factor |
| Tris-HCl | tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride |