| ATPS | Aqueous two-phase system |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CD | Circular dichroism spectra |
| CHCL | Choline chloride |
| DES | Deep eutectic solvent |
| FAME | Fatty acid methyl esters |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GRAS | Generally Recognized As Safe |
| HBA | Hydrogen bond acceptor |
| HBD | Hydrogen bond donor |
| HCl | Hydrochloric acid |
| HFIP | Hexafluoroisopropanol |
| LGH | Lactic acid:glucose deep eutectic solvent |
| NADES | Natural deep eutectic solvent |
| NaOAc | Sodium acetate |
| N8881Cl | Tricaprylylmethylammonium chloride |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PMH | Proline:malic acid deep eutectic solvent |
| PTSA | P-toluenesulfonic acid |
| SuCH | Sucrose:choline chloride deep eutectic solvent |
| UV–vis | Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy |