| Cer | Ceramide |
| Free FB | Free fumonisins B |
| Hidden FB | Hidden fumonisins B |
| FB1 | fumonisin B1 |
| HODE | hydroxyoctadecenoic acids |
| MRM | multiple reaction monitoring |
| HLP | N-(2ʹ-hydroxylignoceroyl)-phytosphingosine |
| LP | N-lignoceroyl-phytosphingosine |
| qPCR | quantitative PCR |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Sph | sphingosine |
| S1P | sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| FBtot | total fumonisins |
| QqQ | triple quadrupole mass spectrometer |