| ALDH4A1 | delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase |
| ANT | adenine nucleotide translocase |
| ASAT | aspartate aminotransferase |
| βOH | β-hydroxybutyrate |
| CAT | carboxyatractyloside |
| CI, CII, CIII, CIV | respiratory Complexes I to IV |
| CN | cyanide (NaCN) |
| DQ | duroquinone |
| ET | electron transfer |
| ETS | electron transfer system |
| ΔΨmt | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| G | glutamate |
| GDH | glutamate dehydrogenase |
| GM | glutamate & malate |
| GSA | glutamate semi-aldehyde |
| Itac | itaconate |
| LEAK respiration | resting respiration in the absence of ADP |
| M | malate |
| mtIM | mitochondrial inner membrane |
| Myx | myxothiazol |
| OAT | ornithine aminotransferase |
| Og | 2-oxoglutarate (α-ketoglutarate) |
| OgDH | oxoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| Omy | oligomycin |
| OXPHOS capacity | respiration at kinetically saturating [ADP] |
| Pro | proline |
| ProDH | proline dehydrogenase |
| P5C | pyrroline-5-carboxylate |
| Q | mitochondrial ETS-reactive coenzyme Q |
| Rot | rotenone |
| Rox | residual oxygen consumption |
| S | succinate |
| SCS | succinate-CoA ligase (succinyl-CoA synthetase) |
| SF | uncoupler SF6847 |
| S-5-oxo | S-5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic acid |
| THFA | tetrahydro-2-furoic acid |
| UQ | ubiquinone, oxidized Q |
| UQH2 | ubiquinol, reduced Q |