Hierarchical shorthand notations for cyclic oxylipins at appropriate levels of annotation in lipidomic studies

Species level: Sum composition, Structure defined level: Molecular species with constituents and functional groups, Full structure level: Molecular species with constituents and functional groups including positions, Complete structure level: Molecular species with constituents and functional groups including positions and stereochemistry (acc. to LMSD).
Species level1 Structure defined level Full structure level Common name (= Complete structure level)
FA 18:2;O3 FA 18:2;(OH)3 FA 18:1(10E);[12-16cy5:0;13OH;15OH];9OH 9-F1t-PhytoP
FA 20:4;O3 FA 20:3;(OH)2;oxo FA 20:2(5Z,13E);[8-12cy5:0;11OH;9oxo];15OH PGE2
Prostaglandin E2 structure
FA 20:4;O3 FA 20:3;(OH)2;oxo FA 20:2(5Z,13E);[8-12cy5:0;9OH;11oxo];15OH PGD2
FA 20:3;O3 FA 20:3;(OH)3 FA 20:2(5Z,13E);[8-12cy5:0;9OH,11OH];15OH PGF
FA 20:3;O3 FA 20:2;(OH)2;oxo FA 20:1(13E);[8-12cy5:0;11OH;9oxo];15OH 8-iso-PGE1
FA 20:3;O4 FA 20:2;(OH)3;oxo FA 20:1(13E);[8-12cy5:0;9OH,11OH];15OH;6oxo 6-oxo-PGF
FA 20:3;O4 FA 20:3;(OH)3;oxy FA 20:2(5Z,13E);[8-13cy6:0;9OH,11OH);11oxy];15OH TXB2
Thromboxane B2 structure
FA 22:5;O3 FA 22:5;(OH)3 FA 22:4(4Z,7Z,10Z,18E);[13-17cy5:0;14OH,16OH];20OH 20-F4-NeuroP

1 Annotation based on the assumption of a straight-chain fatty acyl plus functional groups based on exact mass measurements using a high-resolution mass spectrometer of fatty acyl indicating ion.