| ABAP | 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) |
| ABTS | 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) |
| BHT | butylated hydroxytoluene |
| DPPH | 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| EC50 | half maximal effective concentration |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FRAP | ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IC50 | half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IL | interleukin |
| 15-LOX | 15-lipoxygenase |
| LXRα | liver X receptor α |
| NQO1 | NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2/ARE | Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2/antioxidant-responsive element |
| O2•− | superoxide anion |
| OCl− | hypochlorite anion |
| ONOO− | peroxynitrite anion |
| PHB | p-hydroxybenzoate |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SC50 | scavenger concentration 50% |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reacting species |
| TEAC | Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity |
| Trolox | 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid |