| NP | natural product |
| BGC | biosynthetic gene cluster |
| PKS | polyketide synthase |
| NR-PKS | non-reducing polyketide synthase |
| HR-PKS | highly reducing polyketide synthase |
| NRPS | non-ribosomal peptide synthetases |
| RiPP | post-translationally modified peptide |
| FMO | FAD-dependent monooxygenase |
| ER | enoyl reductase |
| AHA | alkyl 5-hydroxylanthranilate |
| IPMS | isopropyl-malate synthase |
| DMOA | 3,5-dimethylorsellinic acid |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| PBEO | 1-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)but-2-en-1-one |
| DFT | density functional theory |