AA	ascorbic acid
AI	adequate intake
AFP	α-fetoprotein
AFR	ascorbyl free radical
Asc−	ascorbate
C	carbon
CBP	CREB-binding protein
CGI	CG islands
CoA	coenzyme A
CoQ	coenzyme Q
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
Cyb5R3	NADH-cytochrome b5 oxidoreductase 3
CytC	cytochrome c
DCP	des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin
DHA	dehydroascorbate acid
DHF	dihydrofolate
DHFR	dihydrofolate reductase
DMT	DNA methyl transferase
DNA pol	DNA polymerase
E−	electron
dTMP	deoxythymidine monophosphate
dU	deoxyuridine
dUMP	deoxyuridine monophosphate
FADH	flavin adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)
H	hydrogen
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
HIFH	HIF hydroxylase
hnRNP-E1	heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein E1
HPV	human papillomavirus
HR	hazard ratio
IKK	IκB kinase
MAT	methionine adenosyl transferase
5-MTHF	5-methyltetrahydrofolate
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)
O	oxygen
OR	odds ratio
8-oxo-dG	8-oxo-deoxy-guanosine
pCAF	p300/CBP-associated factor
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIVKA-II	prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II
RBP	retinol-binding protein
RDA	recommended daily allowance
RNA pol	RNA polymerase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RR	relative risk
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TCA	tricarboxylic acid
TET	ten-eleven translocation
THF	tetrahydrofolate
TS	thymidylate synthase
VDAC1	voltage-dependent anion-selective channel 1
VDBP	vitamin D binding protein
VDR	vitamin D recognition protein
VDRE	vitamin D response element