LIPID MAPS® Structure Database (LMSD)

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Lipid Classification System

The LIPID MAPS® Lipid Classification System is comprised of eight lipid categories, each with its own subclassification hierarchy. All lipids in the LIPID MAPS® Structure Database (LMSD) have been classified using this system and have been assigned a unique LIPID MAPS® ID (LM_ID).

Lipid Categories

Fatty Acyls [FA]
Glycerolipids [GL]
Glycerophospholipids [GP]
Sphingolipids [SP]
Sterol Lipids [ST]
Prenol Lipids [PR]
Saccharolipids [SL]
Polyketides [PK]

References

Update of the LIPID MAPS® comprehensive classification system for lipids., Fahy E, Subramaniam S, Murphy R, Nishijima M, Raetz C, Shimizu T, Spener F, van Meer G, Wakelam M and Dennis E.A., (2009), J. Lipid Res. 50: S9-S14., PMID: 19098281.
A comprehensive classification system for lipids., Fahy E, Subramaniam S, Brown H, Glass C, Merrill JA, Murphy R, Raetz C, Russell D, Seyama Y, Shaw W, Shimizu T, Spener F, van Meer G, Vannieuwenhze M, White S, Witztum J and Dennis E.A., (2005), J. Lipid Res. 46: 839-861., PMID: 15722563.
Update on LIPID MAPS classification, nomenclature, and shorthand notation for MS-derived lipid structures., Liebisch G, Fahy E, Aoki J, Dennis EA, Durand T, Ejsing CS, Fedorova M, Feussner I, Griffiths WJ, Köfeler H, Merrill AH Jr, Murphy RC, O'Donnell VB, Oskolkova O, Subramaniam S, Wakelam MJO, Spener F., (2020), J. Lipid Res. 61: 1539-1555., PMID: 33037133.
Shorthand notation for lipid structures derived from mass spectrometry., Liebisch G, Vizcaíno JA, Köfeler H, Trötzmüller M, Griffiths WJ, Schmitz G, Spener F, Wakelam MJ., (2013), J. Lipid Res. 54: 1523–1530., PMID: 23549332.