| GB | Ginkgo biloba |
| GA | Ginkgolic acid |
| GBE | Ginko biloba extract |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| RP-HPLC | Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer |
| 1H-NMR | Proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| 13C-NMR | Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibition concentration |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide |
| HepG2 | Human hepatocellular carcinomas |
| TIC | Total ion chromatogram |
| MEP | Methyl esters product |
| SW480 | Colon cancer |
| HGC | Human gastric cancer |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |