| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| Ala | Alanine |
| Anti-MRSA | Anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Asp | Aspartate |
| ATP | Adenosine triphospha |
| BGC | Biosynthetic gene cluster |
| Cys | Cysteine |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DPPH | 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| ECE | Endothelin-converting enzyme |
| ED50 | Median effective dose |
| FMN | Flavin mononucleotide |
| FMNH2 | Flavin mononucleotide reduced |
| Glu | Glutamic acid |
| Gly | Glycine |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| Ile | Isoleucine |
| LC50 | Median lethal concentration |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| OSMAC | One strain many compounds |
| Phe | Phenylalanine |
| PKS | Polyketide synthase |
| Pro | Proline |
| SAR | Structure-activity relationship |
| S. aureu | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Tyr | Tyrosine |
| Val | Valine |