Table 2.
PL profiles in hepatic tissues
| Phospholipids (PL) | Number of PL species |
|---|---|
| Class | |
| Ceramide phosphorylethanolamine (PE-cer) | 5 |
| Dihydrosphingomyelin (DSM) | 4 |
| Ether-linked phosphatidylcholine (ePC) | 25 |
| Ether-linked phosphatidylethanolamine (ePE) | 27 |
| Ether-linked phosphatidylserine (ePS) | 16 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) | 13 |
| Lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) | 13 |
| Phosphatidic acid (PA) | 22 |
| Phosphatidylcholine (PC) | 46 |
| Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) | 47 |
| Phosphatidylinositol (PI) | 46 |
| Phosphatidylserine (PS) | 48 |
| Sphingomyelin (SM) | 8 |
| Total phospholipids | 320 |
| Subgroups | |
| Choline-containing PLs (ePC, LPC, PC) | 74 |
| Ethanolamine-containing PLs (PE-Cer, ePE, LPE, PE) | 92 |
| Ether-containing PLs (ePC, ePE, ePS) | 68 |
| Lyso-containing PLs (LPC, LPE) | 26 |
| Serine-containing PLs (ePS, PS) | 64 |
| Sphingomyelin-containing PLs (DSM, SM) | 12 |