100 Common Biochemistry Abbreviations.

100 COMMON BIOCHEMISTRY ABBREVIATIONS

The following are 100 common biochemistry abbreviations and their meaning, given that Biochemistry is a complex field with many abbreviations used to represent various molecules, processes, and concepts:

 

  1. DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid
  2. RNA – Ribonucleic Acid
  3. ATP – Adenosine Triphosphate
  4. NAD+ – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
  5. NADH – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form)
  6. FAD – Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
  7. FADH2 – Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form)
  8. AMP – Adenosine Monophosphate
  9. GTP – Guanosine Triphosphate
  10. GDP – Guanosine Diphosphate
  11. cAMP – Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
  12. tRNA – Transfer RNA
  13. mRNA – Messenger RNA
  14. rRNA – Ribosomal RNA
  15. tRNA – Transfer RNA
  16. DNAase – Deoxyribonuclease
  17. RNAase – Ribonuclease
  18. PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction
  19. EDTA – Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
  20. SDS – Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
  21. PBS – Phosphate-Buffered Saline
  22. BSA – Bovine Serum Albumin
  23. HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
  24. UV – Ultraviolet
  25. IR – Infrared
  26. MS – Mass Spectrometry
  27. NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  28. GC – Gas Chromatography
  29. TLC – Thin-Layer Chromatography
  30. HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
  31. RFLP – Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
  32. PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction
  33. CRISPR – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
  34. Cas9 – CRISPR-associated protein 9
  35. DNAse I – Deoxyribonuclease I
  36. RNAse A – Ribonuclease A
  37. RT-PCR – Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
  38. Western Blot – Immunoblotting
  39. ELISA – Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  40. DNA ligase – DNA Ligase
  41. DNA polymerase – DNA Polymerase
  42. RNA polymerase – RNA Polymerase
  43. GFP – Green Fluorescent Protein
  44. FRET – Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
  45. NTP – Nucleoside Triphosphate
  46. PEP – Phosphoenolpyruvate
  47. PFK – Phosphofructokinase
  48. PKA – Protein Kinase A
  49. PKC – Protein Kinase C
  50. GPCR – G Protein-Coupled Receptor
  51. IP3 – Inositol Trisphosphate
  52. DAG – Diacylglycerol
  53. cGMP – Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
  54. cAMP – Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
  55. 2,3-BPG – 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
  56. AMPK – AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
  57. JNK – c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
  58. MAPK – Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
  59. PIP2 – Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
  60. PIP3 – Phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate
  61. G6P – Glucose 6-Phosphate
  62. PEPCK – Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
  63. ATPase – Adenosine Triphosphatase
  64. ADP – Adenosine Diphosphate
  65. AMP – Adenosine Monophosphate
  66. HK – Hexokinase
  67. LDH – Lactate Dehydrogenase
  68. SDH – Succinate Dehydrogenase
  69. TCA – Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
  70. CoA – Coenzyme A
  71. NADP+ – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
  72. NADPH – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (reduced form)
  73. GSH – Glutathione
  74. ROS – Reactive Oxygen Species
  75. NO – Nitric Oxide
  76. NOS – Nitric Oxide Synthase
  77. LDL – Low-Density Lipoprotein
  78. HDL – High-Density Lipoprotein
  79. VLDL – Very Low-Density Lipoprotein
  80. mRNA – Messenger RNA
  81. tRNA – Transfer RNA
  82. rRNA – Ribosomal RNA
  83. snRNA – Small Nuclear RNA
  84. siRNA – Small Interfering RNA
  85. miRNA – MicroRNA
  86. lncRNA – Long Non-Coding RNA
  87. PTC – Polypeptide Chain Termination
  88. RBS – Ribosome Binding Site
  89. ORF – Open Reading Frame
  90. UTR – Untranslated Region
  91. Start codon – AUG
  92. Stop codon – UAA, UAG, UGA
  93. IRES – Internal Ribosome Entry Site
  94. CRP – C-reactive Protein
  95. IgG – Immunoglobulin G
  96. IgM – Immunoglobulin M
  97. IgA – Immunoglobulin A
  98. IgE – Immunoglobulin E
  99. IgD – Immunoglobulin D
  100. MHC – Major Histocompatibility Complex

 

These are just a few of the many abbreviations used in the field of biochemistry. The list can be much longer and may vary depending on specific subfields and research areas within biochemistry.

 

More of these abbreviations will be given in subsequent posts.

 

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