TABLE 6.
Sphingolipids containing an amide bound fatty acid: shorthand notation examples
| Lipid Class Level Massa | Lipid Species Levelb | Hydroxyl Group Level | Fatty Acyl Level | LIPID MAPS Sphingoid Base/Fatty Acyl Structure Level |
| Cer (537) | Cer 34:1 | Cer d34:1 | Cer d18:1/16:0 | Cer d18:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| Cer (539) | Cer 34:0 | Cer d34:0 | Cer d18:0/16:0 | Cer d18:0 (1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| C1P (617) | C1P 34:1 | C1P d34:1 | C1P d18:1/16:0 | C1P d18:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| SM (702) | SM 34:1 | SM d34:1 | SM d18:1/16:0 | SM d18:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| SM (704) | SM 34:0 | SM d34:0 | SM d18:0/16:0 | SM d18:0 (1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| SM (840) | SM 44:2 | SM d44:2 | SM d20:1/24:1 | SM d20:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/24:1(15Z) |
| HexCer (701) | HexCer 34:1 | HexCer d34:1 | HexCer d18:1/16:0 | GlcCer d18:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| HexCer (701) | HexCer 34:1 | HexCer d34:1 | HexCer d18:1/16:0 | GalCer d18:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
| Hex2Cer (861) | Hex2Cer 34:1 | Hex2Cer d34:1 | Hex2Cer d18:1/16:0 | LacCer d18:1(4E)(1OH,3OH)/16:0 |
a
Uncharged molecular mass.
b
Annotation based on assumption of a sphingoid base with two hydroxyl groups.