Abbreviation Definition A, C, G, Tadenine, cytidine, guanine, thymineAc, OAcacetyl, acetateACNacetonitrileADP, AMP, ATPadenosine 5′-di-, -mono-, -triphosphate, etc. and similar nucleoside phosphatesARanalytical gradebpbase pairStandard 3- and 1-letter codesamino acidsAUabsorbance unitsBETBrunauer-Emmett-TellerCE, CECcapillary electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatographyd, m, p, r, tin nucleosides/deoxy, messenger, phosphate, recombinant/ribosomal, transfer nucleotides/nucleic acidsDADdiode-array detectorDEAEdiethylaminoethylDNA, DNasedeoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleaseEDTAethylene diamine tetraacetic acidEIelectron impact (ionization)ESIelectrospray ionizationFIDflame ionization detectorFLDfluorescence detectorFTFourier transformGCgas chromatographyGCBgraphitized carbon blackHLBhydrophilic-lipophilic balanceHP…h(huán)igh performance …HRhigh resolutionICion chromatographyi.d.internal diameterIgGimmunoglobulin GIRinfraredISinternal standardLCliquid chromatographyLODlimit of detectionLOQlimit of quantificationMALDI-TOFmatrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flightMEmatrix effectMeOHmethanolMrrelative molecular massMRMmultiple reaction monitoringMS, MS/MSmass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometryNAD, NADH (NADP, NADPH) nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)NMRnuclear magnetic resonancePCRpolymerase chain reactionPDAphotodiode arrayPSAprimary secondary amineQuEChERSquick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safercorrelation coefficientRNA, RNaseribonucleic acid, ribonucleaseRP…reversed-phase …RSDrelative standard deviation (preferred over coefficient of variation)SDstandard deviationSEMscanning electron microscopySIMselected ion monitoringS/Nsignal/noiseSPE, SPMEsolid phase extraction, solid phase microextractionSRMselected reaction monitoringTEMtransmission electron microscopyTICtotal ion (current) chromatogramTLCthin-layer chromatographytRretention timeTristris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethaneUPLCultra performance liquid chromatographyUVultravioletVisvisible