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. 2014 Sep;55(9):1970–1980. doi: 10.1194/jlr.D048660

TABLE 1.

Characteristic molecular ions and fragments of common lipids in ToF-SIMS spectra

+SIMS
m/z Proposed Fragments Species Reference
GPCho 86.1188 [C5H12N]+ Fragment (18, 26)
104.1198 [C5H14NO]+ Fragment (27)
125.0016 [C2H6PO4]+ Fragment (28)
166.0716 [C5H13NPO3]+ Fragment (18, 26)
184.0717 [C5H15NPO4]+ Fragment (18, 26)
206.0717 [C5H14NPO4Na]+ Fragment (18, 26)
224.1192 [C8H19NPO4]+ Fragment (28)
246.0978 [C8H18NPO4Na]+ Fragment (27)
459.2727 [C23H40O7P]+ C20:3 monoglycerolphosphate Fragment (29)
478.3416 [C9H18NPO6-C15H31]+ C16:0 monoacylglycerophosphocholines Fragment (29, 30)
496.3012 [C9H20NPO7-C15H31]+ C16:0 monoacylglycerophosphocholines Fragment (29, 30)
521.4268 [C33H61O4]+ C30:1 Fragment (29)
523.4391 [C33H63O4]+ C30:0 Fragment (29)
721.4575 [C39H71O7PK]+ C34:3 [M+K-TMA]+ (31)
723.4828 [C39H73O7PK]+ 34:2 [M+K-TMA]+ (31)
725.5492 [C39H75O7PK]+ C34:1 [M+K-TMA]+ (28, 31)
732.5794 [C10H19NPO8-C30H60]+ C32:1 [M+H]+ (3)
758.5543 [C10H19NPO8-C32H62]+ C34:2 [M+H]+ (3)
760.5859 [C10H19NPO8-C32H64]+ C34:1 [M+H]+ (3)
780.5659 [C42H80NPO8Na]+ C34:2 [M+Na]+ (28)
782.5727 [C42H82NPO8Na]+ C34:1 [M+Na]+ (28)
784.5800 [C42H84NPO8Na]+ C34:0 [M+Na]+ (28)
798.5834 [C42H82NPO8K]+ C34:1 [M+K]+ (28)
806.5659 [C10H19NPO8-C36H62]+ C38:6 [M+H]+ (3)
GPEtn 124.0946 [C2H7NPO3]+ Fragment (18, 26)
142.0712 [C2H9NPO4]+ Fragment (18, 26)
743.5283 [C7H12NPO8-C34H66]+ C36:2 [M+H]+ (3)
745.4645 [C7H12NPO8-C34H68]+ C36:1 [M+H]+ (3)
811.7188 [C7H12NPO8-C39H74]+ C41:3 [M+H]+ (3)
GPGro 198.1008 [C5H11PO6]+ Fragment
747.4999 [C8H12PO10-C32H64]+ C34:1 [M+H]+ (3)
GPSer 185.0894 [C3H8NPO6]+ Fragment (18, 26)
Sphingolipids 86.1188 [C5H12N]+ Fragment (18, 26)
102.0651 [C5H12NO]+ Fragment (27)
104.1198 [C5H14NO]+ Fragment (27)
166.0716 [C5H13NPO3]+ Fragment (18, 26)
184.0717 [C5H15NPO4]+ Fragment (18, 26)
206.0717 [C5H14NPO4Na]+ Fragment (18, 26)
265.2644 [C18H35N]+ Fragment (29)
725.5492 [C39H80N2PO6Na]+ C34:1 [M+Na]+ (28, 31)
Sterol lipids, cholesterol 369.3567 [C27H45]+ [M+H-H2O] + (18)
385.3290 [C27H45O]+ [M-H] + (18)
Prenol lipids, vitamin E 430.3663 [C29H50O2]+ [M] + (31)
MAG 311.2531 [C19H35O3]+ C16:1 All the ions listed here could be fragments from phospholipids, DAG, and TAG, or could be [M+H-OH]+ from MAG. (31)
313.2756 [C19H37O3]+ C16:0 (31)
323.2612 [C20H35O3]+ C17:2 (32)
325.2748 [C20H37O3]+ C17:1 (32)
327.2948 [C20H39O3]+ C17:0 (32)
335.2450 [C21H35O3]+ C18:3 (32)
337.2773 [C21H37O3]+ C18:2 (31)
339.2876 [C21H39O3]+ C18:1 (31)
341.2904 [C21H41O3]+ C18:0 (31)
351.2905 [C22H39O3]+ C19:2 (32)
353.3179 [C22H41O3]+ C19:1 (32)
355.3002 [C22H43O3]+ C19:0 (32)
391.2893 [C25H43O3]+ C22:2 (32)
393.2867 [C25H45O3]+ C22:1 (32)
395.3213 [C25H47O3]+ C22:0 (32)
DAG 515.4220 [C33H55O4]+ C30:0 All the ions listed here could be fragments from phospholipids and TAG, or could be [M+H-OH]+ from DAG. (31)
519.4109 [C33H59O4]+ C30:2 (31)
545.4204 [C35H61O4]+ C32:3 (31)
547.4403 [C35H63O4]+ C32:2 (31)
549.4657 [C35H65O4]+ C32:1 (31)
551.4621 [C35H67O4]+ C32:0 (31)
561.4643 [C36H65O4]+ C33:2 (31)
563.4710 [C36H67O4]+ C33:1 (31)
571.4325 [C37H63O4]+ C34:4 (31)
573.4450 [C37H65O4]+ C34:3 (31)
575.4638 [C37H67O4]+ C34:2 (31)
577.4696 [C37H69O4]+ C34:1 (31)
579.4866 [C37H71O4]+ C34:0 (31)
587.4610 [C38H67O4]+ C35:3 (31)
589.4792 [C38H69O4]+ C35:2 (31)
591.4900 [C38H71O4]+ C35:1 (31)
595.4408 [C39H63O4]+ C36:6 (31)
597.4587 [C39H65O4]+ C36:5 (31)
599.4799 [C39H67O4]+ C36:4 (31)
601.4857 [C39H69O4]+ C36:3 (31)
603.5008 [C39H71O4]+ C36:2 (31)
605.5080 [C39H73O4]+ C36:1 (31)
607.3814 [C39H75O4]+ C36:0 (31)
621.4608 [C41H65O4]+ C38:7 (31)
623.4754 [C41H67O4]+ C38:6 (31)
625.4749 [C41H69O4]+ C38:5 (31)
TAG 825.6895 [C53H93O6]+ C50:5 All the ions listed here are [M+H]+ or [M+Na]+. (31)
827.6923 [C53H95O6]+ C50:4 (31)
829.6723 [C53H97O6]+ C50:3 (31)
837.7000 [C54H93O6]+ C51:6 (31)
839.7016 [C54H95O6]+ C51:5 (31)
849.7359 [C54H97O6]+ C51:4 (31)
851.7067 [C55H95O6]+ C52:6 (31)
853.7187 [C55H97O6]+ C52:5/[C53H98O6 Na]+ C50:2 (31)
855.7371 [C55H99O6]+ C52:4/[C53H100O6Na]+ C50:1 (31)
861.6857 [C55H105O6]+ C52:0 (31)
863.7032 [C56H95O6]+ C53:7 (31)
865.7167 [C56H97O6]+ C53:6 (31)
867.7572 [C56H99O6]+ C53:5 (31)
877.7266 [C55H98O6Na]+ C52:4/[C57H97O6]+ C54:2 (31)
879.7386 [C55H100O6Na]+ C52:3/[C57H99O6]+ C54:3 (31)
881.7404 [C55H102O6Na]+ C52:2/[C57H101O6]+ C54:4 (31)
899.6900 [C59H95O6]+ C56:10 (33)a
901.7332 [C59H97O6]+ C56:9 (33)a
903.7392 [C59H99O6]+ C56:8 (33)a
905.7576 [C59H101O6]+ C56:7 (33)a
925.7477 [C59H99O6Na]+ C56:8 (33)a
927.7972 [C59H101O6Na]+ C56:7 (33)a
929.7967 [C59H103O6Na]+ C56:6 (33)a
951.7453 [C61H100O6Na]+ C58:4 (33)a
953.7298 [C61H102O6Na]+ C58:4 (33)a

Adapted from (25).

a

Represents the species assigned according to the LIPID MAPS structure database.