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. 2020 Jan 16;29:105147. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105147

Table 2.

LipidSearch nomenclature.

Group Abbreviations Lipid Name
P-Choline LPC lysophosphatidylcholine
PAF platelet-activating factor
PC phosphatidylcholine
MePC Methyl phosphatidylcholine



P-Ethanol Amine LPE lysophosphatidylethanolamine
LdMePE lysodimethylphosphatidylethanolamine
PE phosphatidylethanolamine
BisMePE Bis-methyl phosphatidylethanolamine
dMePE dimethylphosphatidylethanolamine



P-Serine LPS lysophosphatidylserine
PS phosphatidylserine
BisMePS Bis-methyl phosphatidy lserine



P-Glycerol LPG lysophosphatidylglycerol
PG phosphatidylglycerol
BisMePG Bis-methyl phosphatidylglycerol



P-Inositol LPI lysophosphatidylinositol
PI phosphatidylinositol
PIP phosphatidylinositol
PIP2 phosphatidylinositol
PIP3 phosphatidylinositol



P-Ethanol LPEt lysophosphatidylethanol
PEt phosphatidylethanol



P-Acid LPA lysophosphatidic acid
BisMeLPA Bis-methyl lysophosphatidic acid
PA phosphatidic acid
BisMePA Bis-methyl phosphatidic acid
cPA cyclic phosphatidic acid



P-Methanol LPMe lysophosphatidylmethanol
PMe phosphatidylmethanol



Sphingolipids SM sphingomyelin
LSM lysosphingomyelin
phSM sphingomyelin (phytosphingosine)



Neutral glycerolipid MG monoglyceride
DG diglyceride
TG triglyceride



Fatty Acid FA fatty acid



Cardiolipin CL Cardiolipin



Sphingoid base So Sphingosine
SoP Sphingosine phosphate



Neutral Glycosphingolipids SoG1 Glucosylsphingosine
CerG1 Simple Glc series
CerG2 Simple Glc series
CerG3 Simple Glc series
CerG2GNAc1 Simple Glc series
CerG3GNAc1 Simple Glc series
CerG3GNAc2 Simple Glc series
ST Sulfatide



Glycosphingolipids Cer Ceramides
CerP Ceramides phosphate
GM3 Gangliosides
GM2 Gangliosides
GM1 Gangliosides
GD1a Gangliosides
GD1b Gangliosides
GD2 Gangliosides
GD3 Gangliosides
GT1a Gangliosides
GT1b Gangliosides
GT1c Gangliosides
GT2 Gangliosides
GT3 Gangliosides
GQ1c Gangliosides
GQ1b Gangliosides



Steroid ChE Cholesterol Ester
ZyE zymosterol
StE Stigmasterol ester
SiE Sitosterol ester
AGlcSiE AcylGlcSitosterol ester
D7ChE Deuterated Cholesterol Ester



Coenzyme Co Coenzyme



Fatty Ester OAHFA (O-acyl)-1-hydroxy fatty acid
WE wax exters
AcCa Acyl Carnitine



Glycoglycerolipid MGMG Monogalactosylmonoacylglycerol
MGDG Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol
DGMG Digalactosylmonoacylglycerol
DGDG Digalactosyldiacylglycerol
SQMG Sulfoquinovosylmonoacylglycerol
SQDG Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol



Neutral glycerolipid (deuterated) D5DG Deuterated diglyceride
D5TG Deuterated triglyceride