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. 2014 Dec 8;167(1):118–136. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.252395

Table I. Identification of glycerolipids from P. tricornutum.

Characteristic fragments generated by fragmentation of the parent ion (MS2) are shown, together with the associated references.

Analyzed Lipids Polarity Ion Analyzed Specific Fragments in MS2 Scan References
Phospholipids
PC + [M + H]+ Neutral loss of m/z 59 Domingues et al. (1998)
PE + [M + H]+ Neutral loss of 141 Brügger et al. (1997)
 Phosphatidylserine + [M + H]+ Neutral loss of 185 Brügger et al. (1997)
PG + [M + NH4]+ Neutral loss of 189 Taguchi et al. (2005)
PI + [M – H] Precursors of m/z 241 Hsu and Turk (2000b)
 Phosphatidic acid + [M + NH4]+ Neutral loss of 115 Li-Beisson et al. (2010)
Nonphosphorus glycerolipids
SQDG [M – H] Precursors of m/z 225 Gage et al. (1992); Welti et al. (2003)
 ASQ [M – H] Precursors of m/z 509 Naumann et al. (2011)
MGDG + [M + NH4]+ Neutral loss of 179 Li-Beisson et al. (2010)
DGDG + [M + NH4]+ Neutral loss of 341 Moreau et al. (2008)
DGTA + [M + H]+ Precursors of m/z 236; neutral loss of 59; no neutral loss of 87 as found for DGTS Armada et al. (2013)
Neutral glycerolipids
 Free FA [M – H]
DAG + [M + NH4]+ Scan of [M+NH4-RCOONH4]+ Camera et al. (2010)
TAG + [M + NH4]+ Scan of [M+NH4-RCOONH4]+ Hsu and Turk (2010)