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DNA desoxyribonucleic acid
ELISA enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
ESI electrospray ionisation
ESTs expressed sequence tags
FCS fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FKBP FK506 binding protein
GABA gamma aminobutyric acid
GBF Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung (Braunschweig;
Germany)
HGS Human Genome Sciences
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HKI Hans-Knöll-Institut for Natural Product Research (Jena,
Germany)
HMG-CoA 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
HPLC high performance (pressure) liquid chromatography
HPLC- high performance (pressure) liquid chromatography electrospray
ESI-MS mass spectrometry
HPTLC high performance thin-layer chromatography
HTS high-throughput screening
IC inhibitory concentration
IR infra-red
LD lethal dosis
LC-MS liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
LC-NMR liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance
mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
MS mass spectrometry
NADP nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NCE new chemical entity
NCI National Cancer Institute
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
PCR polymerase chain reaction
Rhône-PR Rhône-Poulenc Rorer
RNA ribonucleic acid
RP-HPLC reversed phase high performance (pressure) liquid chromato-
graphy

SAR structure activity relationship

SKB SmithKline Beecham

SPA scintillation proximity assay

SPE solid phase extraction

TPA tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate

TIGR The Institute for Genomic Research

TLC thin-layer chromatography

TLC-FID thin-layer chromatography flame ionization detection

UHTS ultra high-throughput screening

UV ultraviolet

UV/VIS ultraviolet/visuable