| AIBN | Azobis(isobutyronitril) |
| CASPER | Computer assisted spectrum evaluation of regular polysaccharides |
| CHARMM | Chemistry at Harvard molecular mechanics |
| CPS | Capsular polysaccharide |
| COSY | Correlated spectroscopy |
| DEPT | Distortionless enhancement by polarisation transfer |
| DIS | Deuterium-induced differential isotope shift |
| HMBC | Homonuclear multiple-bond correlation |
| HSEA | Hard sphere exo-anomeric |
| LD | Langevin dynamics |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| MM | Molecular mechanics |
| MMC | Metropolis Monte-Carlo |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NOE | Nuclear Overhauser effect |