Functional groups
OH: hydroxy, NH2: amino, Me: methyl, Ke: keto/oxo, Ep: epoxy, SH: thio,
My: methylene
Examples
CAR 18:2(9Z,12Z) DG 16:0/18:0 PC O-16:0/16:1(9E) GlcCer d18:1(4E)/16:0
FA 18:1(9Z)(6Ke) LPE 16:0(15Me)
Lipid classes and abbreviations
Lipid class
Headgroup abbreviation
Fatty acid
FA
Acyl carnitine
CAR
Monoacylglycerol(sn1)
MG
Monoacylglycerol(sn2)
MG
Diacylglycerol(sn1/sn2)
DG
Diacylglycerol(sn1/sn3)
DG
Triacylglycerol
TG
Phosphatidylcholine
PC
Phosphatidylethanolamine
PE
Phosphatidylserine
PS
Phosphatidylglycerol
PG
Phosphatidylinositol
PI
Phosphatidic acid
PA
Lysophosphatidylcholine(sn1)
LPC
Lysophosphatidylcholine(sn2)
LPC
Lysophosphatidylethanolamine(sn1)
LPE
Lysophosphatidylethanolamine(sn2)
LPE
Cholesteryl ester
CE
Sphingoid base
SPB
Sphingoid base phosphate
SPBP
Ceramide
Cer
Ceramide phosphate
CerP
Ceramide phosphoinositol
IPC
Ceramide phosphoethanolamine
CerPE
GlcCer
GlcCer
GalCer
GalCer
Sulfogalactosyl ceramide
SGalCer
Mannosyl ceramide
ManCer
Lactosyl ceramide
LacCer
Gb3
Gb3
GM1
GM1
GM2
GM2
GM3
GM3
GM4
GM4
GD3
GD3
GD2
GD2
Sphingomyelin
SM
N-acyl 2-aminoadipic acid
NA-AAA
N-acyl Alanine
NA-Ala
N-acyl Amylamine
NA-AMYL
N-acyl Arginine
NA-Arg
N-acyl Asparagine
NA-Asn
N-acyl Aspartate
NA-Asp
N-acyl Citrulline
NA-Cit
N-acyl Cysteine
NA-Cys
N-acyl DOPA
NA-DOPA
N-acyl Dopamine
NA-DOPN
N-acyl Ethanolamine
NA-EA
N-acyl gamma-amino-butyric acid
NA-GABA
N-acyl Glutamine
NA-Gln
N-acyl Glutamate
NA-Glu
N-acyl Glycine
NA-Gly
N-acyl Histidine
NA-His
N-acyl Histamine
NA-HIST
N-acyl Isoleucine
NA-Ile
N-acyl Leucine
NA-Leu
N-acyl Lysine
NA-Lys
N-acyl Methionine
NA-Met
N-acyl Ornithine
NA-Orn
N-acyl p-aminobenzoic acid
NA-PABA
N-acyl Phenylalanine
NA-Phe
N-acyl Proline
NA-Pro
N-acyl Putrescine
NA-PUT
N-acyl Serine
NA-Ser
N-acyl Taurine
NA-TAU
N-acyl Threonine
NA-Thr
N-acyl Trpyptophan
NA-Trp
N-acyl Tryptamine
NA-TRY
N-acyl Tyrosine
NA-Tyr
N-acyl Valine
NA-Val
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