| 2-OG | 2-oxoglutarate |
| 2-OG DH | 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| ADH | alcohol dehydrogenase |
| ALAT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AOX | alternative oxidase |
| ATAF | Arabidopsis transcription activation factor |
| Ca2+ | calcium |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CAT | catalase |
| CDKE | cyclin-dependent kinase e |
| CIPK | calcineurin-b-like interacting kinase |
| CML | calmodulin-like |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| COX | cytochrome c oxidase |
| CUC | cup-shaped cotyledon |
| Cys | cysteine |
| cyt c | cytochrome c |
| EIN | ethylene insensitive |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERF-VII | group-VII ethylene-response factor |
| Fv/Fm | maximum quantum yield of PSII |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GABA-T | GABA-transaminase |
| GapC | cytosolic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GDH | glutamate dehydrogenase |
| glutamate DC | glutamate decarboxylase |
| H3 | histone 3 |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HRG | hypoxia-responsive genes |
| HRPE | hypoxia-responsive promoter element |
| HRU | hypoxia-responsive universal stress protein |
| HSF | heat-shock factor |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IMS | intermembrane space |
| isocitrate DH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| JA | jasmonic acid |
| LBD | LOB domain containing protein |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LPO | lipid peroxidation |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MDH | malate dehydrogenase |
| MDM | mitochondrial dysfunction motif |
| MDS | mitochondrial dysfunction stimulon |
| MPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mRNP | messenger RNA ribonucleoprotein |
| mtETC | mitochondrial electron transport chain |
| MV | methyl viologen |
| NAM | no apical meristem |
| NDin/ex | internal/external alternative NAD(P)H dehydrogenase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NPQ | nonphotochemical energy quenching |
| O2 | oxygen |
| O2− | superoxide |
| OAA | oxaloacetate |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| ORE | oresara |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDC | pyruvate decarboxylase |
| PGK | phosphoglycerate kinase |
| PGM | phosphoglycerate mutase |
| PHR | phosphate starvation response |
| PPDK | pyruvate phosphate dikinase |
| PRC | polycomb repressor complex |
| PSI/PSII | photosystem I/II |
| pyruvate DH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| RAO | regulator of alternative oxidase |
| RBOH | respiratory burst oxidase homolog |
| RBP | RNA binding protein |
| RCD | radical-induced cell death |
| RNAP | RNA polymerase |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| roGFP | redox-sensitive green fluorescent protein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RWC | relative water content |
| SAG | senescence associated gene |
| Ser | serine |
| SnRK | sucrose non-fermenting related kinase |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SSA | succinic semialdehyde |
| SSADH | succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase |
| succinate DH | succinate dehydrogenase |
| TBA | thiobarbituric acid |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TF | transcription factor |
| UBP | oligouridylate binding protein |
| UQ | ubiquinone |
| VRN | vernalization |