| Lipid Classes | |
| CE | Cholesterol ester |
| Cer | Ceramide |
| DG | Diacylglycerol |
| Hex-Cer | Hexosylceramide |
| LPC | Lysophosphatidylcholine |
| LPE | Lysophosphatidylethanolamine |
| LPI | Lysophosphatidylinositol |
| MG | Monoacylglycerol |
| PA | Phosphatidic acid |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PC.O | Ether-linked phosphatidylcholine |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PE.P | Plasmalogen phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PG | Phosphatidylglycerol |
| PI | Phosphatidylinositol |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| SM | Sphingomyelin |
| SPBP | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| TG | Triacylglyceride |
| Amino Acids and Related Compounds | |
| AABA | α-Aminobutyric acid |
| Ala | Alanine |
| Arg | Arginine |
| Asn | Asparagine |
| Asp | Aspartate |
| GABA | γ-Aminobutyric acid |
| Glu | Glutamate |
| Gly | Glycine |
| Phe | Phenylalanine |
| Pro | Proline |
| Ser | Serine |
| Thr | Threonine |
| Trp | Tryptophan |
| Tyr | Tyrosine |
| Val | Valine |
| Metabolic Indicators | |
| CERK | Ceramide kinase |
| CPP | Carboxypeptidase |
| DLD | Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase |
| IDO | Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LPIAT1 | Lysophosphatidylinositol acyltransferase 1 |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| OTC | Ornithine transcarbamylase |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| Fatty Acid Abbreviations | |
| AA | Arachidonic acid (20:4) |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6) |
| LCFA | Long-chain fatty acids |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| UFA | Unsaturated fatty acids |
| VLCFA | Very long-chain fatty acids |