| AA | Ascorbic acid |
| AF4 | Apple peel flavonoid fraction 4 |
| AOX1 | Antioxidant formulation |
| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | ATM-Rad3-related |
| BC | beta-Carotene |
| BEAS-2B | Normal human bronchial epithelial cells |
| Chk | Checkpoint kinases |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSBs | DNA double-strand breaks |
| FA | Folic acid |
| LA | alpha-Lipoic acid |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| NAC | N-acetyl cysteine |
| NNK | 4-[(methyl)nitrosamino]-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone |
| NNKOAc | 4-[(acetoxymethyl)nitrosamino]-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone |
| Q | Quercetin |
| Q3G | Quercetin 3-O-d-glucoside |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |