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. 2009 Apr;50(Suppl):S9–S14. doi: 10.1194/jlr.R800095-JLR200

TABLE 3.

Changes in abbreviations for Glycerophospholipids in the comprehensive classification system

Class Synonym Old New
Glycerophosphocholines Phosphatidylcholines GPCho PCa
Glycerophosphoethanolamines Phosphatidylethanolamines GPEtn PE
Glycerophosphoserines Phosphatidylserines GPSer PS
Glycerophosphoglycerols Phosphatidylglycerols GPGro PG
Glycerophosphoglycerophosphates Phosphatidylglycerol phosphates GPGroP PGP
Glycerophosphoinositols Phosphatidylinositols GPIns PI
Glycerophosphoinositol monophosphates Phosphatidylinositol phosphates GPInsP PIP
Glycerophosphoinositol bis-phosphates Phosphatidylinositol bis-phosphates GPInsP2 PIP2
Glycerophosphoinositol tris-phosphates Phosphatidylinositol tris-phosphates GPInsP3 PIP3
Glycerophosphates Phosphatidic acids GPA PA
Glyceropyrophosphates GPP PPA
Glycerophosphoglycerophosphoglycerols Cardiolipins CL CL
CDP-glycerols GCDP CDP-DG
Glycosylglycerophospholipids [glycan]GP [glycan]GP
Glycerophosphoinositolglycans [glycan]GPIns [glycan]PI
Glycerophosphonocholines GPnCho PnC
Glycerophosphonoethanolamines GPnEtn PnE
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For abbreviations of monoradyglycerophospholipids (lysophospholipids), LPX may be used, for example, LPC, LPE, LPA, etc.