| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADME | Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BBB | Blood-brain barrier |
| BNAH | N-Benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide |
| BOILED-egg | Brain or intestinal estimated permeation |
| CDC2 | Cell division control 2 kinase |
| CDI | 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| ChemPLP | Piecewise linear potential |
| CLK | CDC-like kinase |
| CLK1 | CDC-like kinase 1 |
| CLK2 | CDC-like kinase 2 |
| CLK3 | CDC-like kinase 3 |
| CLK4 | CDC-like kinase 4 |
| cLogP | Calculated LogP |
| CMGC | CDK, MAPKK, GSK3, CLK group of kinases |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| DPPH• | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| DYRK | Dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation kinase |
| DYRK1A | Dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation kinase 1A |
| EC50 | Half maximal effective concentration |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| EWG | Electron withdrawing group |
| Glu | Glutamic acid |
| GOLD | Genetic optimization for ligand docking |
| GSK3 | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| hCLK1 | Human CDC-like kinase 1 |
| hDYRK1A | Human dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation kinase 1A |
| HRMS | High resolution mass spectroscopy |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| ID | Identification code |
| INDY | Inhibitor of DYRK kinases |
| Leu | Leucine |
| Lys | Lysine |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PAMPA-BBB | Parallel artificial membrane permeability assay of blood-brain barrier |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDB | Protein data bank |
| proINDY | Proinhibitor of DYRK kinases |
| PyMOL | Python Molecular modelling |
| rt | Room temperature |
| SAR | Structure-activity relationship |
| SR | Serine/Arginine rich proteins |
| T3P | Propylphosphonic anhydride |
| Tau | Tubulin-associated unit |
| Thr | Threonine |
| TLC | Thin layer chromatography |
| TMSCl | Chlorotrimethylsilane |
| TPSA | Topological polar surface area |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WLOGP | Wildman-Crippen LogP |