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. 2013 Sep 4;8(9):e73936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073936

Table 1. Lipid classes in the plasma membrane of S. cerevisiae.

Lipid class Abbreviation
Glycerophospholipids GPL
Phosphatidylcholine PC
Phosphatidylethanolamine PE
Phosphatidylinositol PI
Phosphatidylserine PS
Phosphatidic acid PA
Phosphatidylglycerol PG
Sphingolipids SL
Ceramide CER
Inositol phosphate ceramide IPC
Mannosyl-inositol phosphate-ceramide MIPC
Mannosyl-di-inositol phosphate-ceramide M(IP)2C
Sterols
Ergosterol Erg

Main lipid classes (italics) including subclasses.