| EC50 | effective concentration of oxidizers or fullerenols which inhibited bioluminescence intensity by 50% |
| F | fullerenol |
| FMN | flavinmononucleotide |
| Gd@Fln | Gd@C82Oy(OH)x, where x + y = 40–42 |
| I | bioluminescence intensity |
| IR | infrared |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, disodium salt, reduced |
| Ox | model oxidizer |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| T | bioluminescence induction period |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |