| 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 |
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)
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