IPL	Intact polar lipid(s)
CL	Core lipid(s)
MeOH	Methanol
DCM	Dichloromethane
HPLC	High-performance liquid chromatography
MS	Mass spectrometry
ESI	Electrospray ionization
APCI	Atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization
MGD	Monoalkyl glycerol diethers
DGD	Dialkyl glycerol diethers
GDGT	Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers
GTGT	Glycerol trialkyl glycerol tetraethers
GMGT	Glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraethers
B&D	Bligh and Dyer
PI	Phosphatidyl inositol
PHexNAc	Phosphatidyl N-acetylhexosamine
PHexHex	Glycosylated phosphatidyl hexose
PG	Phosphatidyl glycerol
FAB	Fast atom bombardment
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight