| Abbreviation | Term |
| ADAMs | A disintegrin and metalloproteinases |
| Ac-REEDANS-VHHQKLVF-KDABCYL-R-OH | Alpha Secretase Substrate II |
| AA | Amino acid |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| CID17 | Exosite inhibitor |
| GI | GI254023X |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| LGA | Lamarckian Genetic Algorithm |
| MP | Metalloproteinase |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PrAMA | Proteolytic Activity Matrix Analysis |
| TACE | Tumor necrosis factor-α converting enzyme |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| YASARA | Yet Another Scientific Artificial Reality Application |