| Acetyl-CoA | Acetyl-coenzyme A |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CoA | Coenzyme A |
| CDP | Cytidine diphosphate |
| CTP | Cytidine triphosphate |
| DMAPP | Dimethylallyl diphosphate |
| DOXP | 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate |
| DXR | 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductase |
| DXS | 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase |
| FOH | Farnesol |
| FP | Farnesyl monophosphate |
| FPP | Farnesyl pyrophosphate |
| FPPs | farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase |
| GGPP | Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate |
| GGPPs | Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase |
| GGOH | Geranylgeraniol |
| GPP | Geranyl pyrophosphate |
| GPPs | Geranyl pyrophosphate synthase |
| HMBPP | Hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate |
| HMG | 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl |
| HMG-CoA | 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl- coenzyme A |
| HMGR | 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl- coenzyme A reductase |
| IPP | Isopentenyl diphosphate |
| LytB | Hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase |
| MEP | Methyl erythritol phosphate |
| MVA | Mevalonate |
| UTP | Uridine triphosphate |