Abbreviations and acronyms

A

Adenine

Ab

Antibody

ACCD

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-

Carboxylic acid deaminase

ACCS

Aminocyclopropane carboxylic

acid synthase

Ag

Antigen

ALS

Acetolactate synthase

ASE

Accelerated solvent extraction

AV

Application verification

bDNA

Branched DNA

bp

Base pairs

BSA

Bovine serum albumin

Bt

Bacillus thuringiensis

C

Cytosine

CaMV

Cauliflower mosaic virus

CCD

Charge-coupled device

CD

Compact disk

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CMC

1-Cyclohexyl-3-(2-

Morpholinoethyl)carbodiimide
metho- p-Toluenesulfonate
(same as Morpho CDI)

CMV

Cucumber mosaic virus

C

T

Threshold cycle

DAM

DNA adenine methylase

DCC

Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

DMF

Dimethylformamide

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

dNTP

Deoxynucleoside triphosphate

ECD

Electron capture detection

EDC

1-Ethyl-3-(3-Dimethylaminopro-

pyl)carbodiimide HCl

EDTA

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic

acid

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent

assay

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPSPS

5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-

Phosphate synthase

EU

European Union

FATUS

Foreign Agricultural Trade of the

US

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FIIA

Flow injection immunoassay

FQPA

Food Quality Protection Act

FRET

Forster resonance energy transfer

G

Guanine

GC

Gas chromatography

GC/MS

Gas chromatography/mass

spectrometry

GE

Genetically engineered

GLC

Gas–liquid chromatography

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

GM

Genetically modified

GMO

Genetically modified organism

GOX

Glyphosate oxidoreductase

HPLC

High-performance liquid

chromatography

HRP

Horseradish peroxidase

HSA

Human serum albumin

I

50

The concentration of analyte that

inhibits the immunoassay by
50%

IA

Immunoassay

IAC

Immunoaffinity chromatography

IgG

Immunoglobulin G

K

A

Equilibrium binding constant for

the binding of analyte to
antibody

K

D

, K

OC

Soil sorption coefficients

K

H

Equilibrium binding constant for

the binding of hapten to
antibody

KLH

Keyhole limpet hemocyanin

λ

max

Wavelength of maximum

absorption

LACPA

Latin American Crop Protection

Association

LC

Liquid chromatography

II

Abbreviations and acronyms

LC/MS

Liquid chromatography/mass

spectrometry

LLD

Lower limit of detection

LOD

Limit of detection

LOQ

Limit of quantitation

LPH

Horseshoe crab hemocyanin

LSC

Liquid scintillation counting

MALDI-MS

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/

ionization mass spectrometry

MBS

m-Maleimidobenzoyl-N -

Hydroxysuccinimide

Morpho CDI

1-Cyclohexyl-3-(2-Morpholino-

ethyl)carbodiimide metho- p-
Toluenesulfonate (same as
CDI)

MRL

Maximum residue limit

MS

Mass spectrometry

MS/MS

Tandem mass spectrometry

MSDS

Material safety data sheet

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Act

NHS

N -Hydroxysuccinimide

NPD

Nitrogen–phosphorus detection

NPTII

Neomycin phosphotransferase II

OD

Optical density

OPPQ

Office of Plant Protection and

Quarantine

OPPTS

Office of Prevention, Protection

and Toxic Substances

PAT

Phosphinothricin

acetyltransferase

PBA

Phenoxybenzoic acid

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyl

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

PG

Polygalacturonase

pK

a

Acid dissociation constant

PPQ

Plant protection and quarantine

PRSV

Papaya ringspot virus

PVP

Polyvinylpyrrolidine

QA

Quality assurance

QC

Quality control

r

Regression correlation coefficient

R

2

Regression coefficient of

determination

RCA

Rolling circle amplification

S

w

Water solubility

SDS

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

SFE

Supercritical fluid extraction

SOP

Standard operating procedure

SPE

Solid-phase extraction

SPR

Surface plasmon resonance

T

Thymine

T

a

Annealing temperature

TCDD

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p-

Dioxin

T

m

Melting temperature

TDR

Time domain reflectometry

Ti

Tumor-inducing

TOF

Time-of-flight

TPS

Template preparation solution

USDA

United States Department of

Agriculture

USDA GIPSA

United States Department of

Agriculture Grain Inspection
Protection Service

USEPA

United States Environmental

Protection Agency

UV

Ultraviolet

UV/VIS

Ultraviolet/visible

WMV2

Watermelon mosaic virus2

ZYMV

Zucchini yellow mosaic virus