| AOAC | Association of official analytical chemists |
| QDs | Quantum dots |
| MIP | Molecularly imprinted polymer |
| CNPs | Carbon nanoparticles |
| CDs | Carbon dots |
| β-CD | β-cyclodextrin |
| IL | Ionic liquid |
| COFs | Covalent organic frameworks |
| GQDs | Graphene quantum dots |
| MOFs | Metal–organic frameworks |
| PLP | Pyridoxal phosphate |
| Py | Pyridoxal |
| MSA | Mercaptosuccinic acid |
| IOH-NPs | Inorganic–organic hybrid nanoparticles |
| AIE | Aggregation-induced emission |
| UCNPs | Upconversion particles |
| UCPL | Upconversion photoluminescence |
| SELEX | Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment |
| EIS | Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
| H3R | Histamine H3 receptors |
| MADH | Methylamine dehydrogenase |
| ESIPT | Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer |
| TPE | Tetraphenylethenes |
| ACQ | Aggregation-caused quenching |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |