Abbreviations
A Adenine
Abe Abequose
ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACh Acetyl choline
ADME Absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
ADR Adverse drug reaction
Ala Alanine
Arg Arginine
Asp Aspartate
ATP Deoxyadenosine triphosphate
dATP Adenosine triphosphate
AUC Area under the curve
C Cytosine
CNS Central nervous system
CoA Coenzyme A
CYP-450 Cytochrome P-450 family
Cys Cysteine
d.e. Diastereoisometric excess
DHF Dihydrofolic acid
DHFR Dihydrofolate reductase
DMPK Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EC Enzyme commission
e.e. Enantiomeric excess
ELF Effluent load factor
EMEA European medicines evaluation agency
EPC European Patent Convention
EPO European Patent Office
Es Taft steric parameter