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. 2024 Nov 8;15:9679. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53975-y

Table 1.

Lipid names and abbreviations

Lipid class name Lipid class abbreviation Lipid species name Lipid Species Abbreviation
Sterol N/A Cholesterol N/A
Diether Phosphatidylcholine diether PC 1-O-hexadecanyl-2-O-(9Z-octadecenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine diether PC
Diether Phosphatidylglycerol diether PG 1-O-hexadecanyl-2-O-(9Z-octadecenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) diether PG
Diether Phosphatidylethanolamine diether PE 1-O-hexadecanyl-2-O-(9Z-octadecenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine diether PE
Phosphatidylcholine PC 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine POPC
1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine DPPC
1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine DOPC
Phosphatidylglycerol PG 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) POPG
1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) DPPG
1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) DOPG
Phosphatidylethanolamine PE 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine POPE
1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine DPPE
1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine DOPE
Fatty Acids FA (9Z)-Octadec-9-enoic acid Oleic Acid
Hexadecanoic acid Palmitic Acid
Enantiomeric Phosphatidylcholine Ent PC 3-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-1-phosphocholine Enantiomeric POPC
Phosphatidic acid PA 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate POPA
Cardiolipin CL 1',3'-bis[1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho]-glycerol 16:0 Cardiolipin
1',3'-bis[1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho]-glycerol 16:0-18:1 Cardiolipin
Sphingomyelin SM N/A N/A
Lyso-Phosphatidylcholine Lyso PC 1-oleoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 18:1-Lyso PC
1-palmitoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 16:0-Lyso PC
Diacylglycerol DAG N/A N/A