| MA | myristic acid |
| SL | sphingolipid |
| Cer | ceramide |
| HexCer | hexosylceramide |
| SM | sphingomyelin |
| C14:0-CoA | myristoyl-CoA |
| GSL | glycosphingolipid |
| S1P | sphingoid base-1-phosphate |
| SPT | serine palmitoyltransferase |
| C16:0-CoA | palmitoyl-CoA |
| CERSs | ceramide synthases |
| DHCer | dihydroceramide |
| DEGS | desaturase enzyme |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| GluCer | glucosylceramide |
| LacCer | lactosylceramide |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LLOQ | lower limit of quantification |
| ACS | acyl-CoA synthetase |
| ELOVL | elongases of very long chain fatty acids |
| DHHexCer | dihydrohexosylceramide |
| DHLacCer | dihydrolactosylceramide |
| KDSR | ketosphinganine reductase |
| Sa1P | sphinganine-1-phosphate |
| UGCG | UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase |
| GBA | glucosylceramidase Beta |
| GLT | galactosyltransferase |
| SPHKs | sphingosine kinases |
| SGPP1 | S1P phosphatase |
| SGPL1 | S1P lyase 1 |
| CERT | ceramide transporter |
| SMPD | sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase |
| SGMS | sphingomyelin synthase |