| A | Adenine |
| ADP | Adenosine 5'-diphosphate | |
| Ala | Alanine |
| AMP | Adenosine 5'-monophosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine 5'-triphosphate |
| AS | Adenylosuccinate |
| Asn | Asparagine |
| BPG | 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate |
| C | Cytosine |
| CDP | Cytidine 5'-diphosphate |
| CK | Creatine kinase |
| CK-MB | MB isozyme of creatine kinase |
| CM | Chylomicrons |
| CMP | Cytidine 5'-monophosphate |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CoA | Coenzyme A |
| CoQ | Coenzyme Q |
| CTP | Cytidine 5'-triphosphate |
| d | Deoxy- |
| DHAP | Dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acids |
| FAD/FADH2 | oxidized and reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FMN/FMNH2 | oxidized and reduced flavin mononucleotide |
| G | Guanine |
| GDP | Guanosine 5'-diphosphate |
| Gly | Glycine |
| GMP | Guanosine 5'-monophosphate |
| GTP | Guanosine 5'-triphosphate |
| HDL | High-density lipoproteins |
| IDL | Intermediate-density lipoproteins |
| IMP | Inosine monophosphate |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoproteins |
| Leu | Leucine |
| LP | Lipoproteins |
| Lys | Lysine |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acids |
NAD and NADH + H+ | Oxidized and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
NADP and NADPH + H+ | Oxidized and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| PG | Prostaglandins |
| Pi | Inorganic phosphate |
| PPi | Pyrophosphate |
| PRPPi | 5-Phosporibosyl-1-pyrophosphate |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acids |
| rRNA | Ribosomal ribonucleic acids |
| snRNAs | Small nuclear RNAs |
| T | Thymine |
| TAG | Triacylglycerols |
| TDP | Thymidine 5'-diphosphate |
| Thr | Threonine |
| TMP | Thymidine 5'-monophosphate |
| tRNA | Transfer ribonucleic acids |
| Trp | Tryptophan |
| TTP | Thymidine 5'-triphosphate |
| Tx | Thromboxanes |
| U | Uracil |
| UDP | Uridine 5'-diphosphate |
| UMP | Uridine 5'-monophosphate |
UTP | Uridine 5'-triphosphate |
| Val | Valine |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoproteins |
| XMP | Xanthosine monophosphate |