| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GI50 | 50% Growth inhibition |
| HCT-116 | Human colorectal carcinoma cell line |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| Hsp90a | Labelled G-quadruplex forming oligomer of the promoter sequence Hsp90a oncogene |
| LC50 | 50% Lethal concentration |
| MDA-MB-435 | Human melanoma cell line |
| MiaPaCa-2 | Human pancreatic carcinoma cell line |
| MRC-5 | Medical Research Council cell strain 5; embryonic lung fibroblast cell line |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| OD | Optical density |
| PG | Percentage growth |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| TGI | Total growth inhibition |