| 3-MT | 3-methoxytyramine |
| 5-HTP | 5-hydroxytryptophan |
| 5HIAA | 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid |
| 5HIAA | 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid |
| AAAHs | aromatic amino acid hydroxylases |
| AADC | aromatic acid decarboxylase |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BH4 | Tetrahydrobiopterin |
| CA | Catecholamines |
| CD | catalytic domain |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COMT | catechol-O-methyltransferase |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| D2R | Dopamine receptor 2 |
| DBH | dopamine beta-hydroxylase |
| DOPAC | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid |
| DRD | dopa-responsive dystonia |
| ERT | enzyme replacement therapy |
| GTPCHI | GTP cyclohydrolase I |
| hATTR | hereditary transthyretin |
| HVA | homovanilic acid |
| L-DOPA | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| LAT1 | large neutral amino acid transporter |
| LNAAs | large neutral amino acids |
| MHPG | 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylene glycol |
| MN | Metanephrine |
| MAO-A | monoamine oxidase A |
| MAO-B | monoamine oxidase type B |
| MPHG | 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylene glycol |
| NMN | Normetanephrine |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| NT5DC2 | 5′-nucleotidase domain-containing protein 2 |
| OD | oligomerization domain |
| PAH | phenylalanine hydroxylase |
| PC | pharmacological chaperone |
| PD | Parkinson’s disorder |
| PKU | Phenylketonuria |
| PLP | pyridoxal phosphate |
| PM | personalized medicine |
| PNMT | phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| pSiNPs | porous silicon nanoparticles |
| PTPS | 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydrobiopterin synthase |
| RD | regulatory domain |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SR | sepiapterin reductase |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| THD | tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency |
| TPH1 | tryptophan hydroxylase 1 |
| TPH2 | tryptophan hydroxylase 2 |
| TTR | Transthyretin |
| Tyr | Tyrosine |
| VMAT1 | vesicular monoamine transporter 1 |
| VMAT2 | vesicular monoamine transporter 2 |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |
| WT | wild type |