Table I.

Overview of Most Popular Technologies for Lipidome Analysis

Analytical technology	Throughput	LC coverage and selectivity	LS coverage and selectivity	Sensitivity	Quantification
RP-MS	+	+	+++	+++	++
HILIC-MS	+	++	++	+++	++
NP-MS	+	++	++	+++	++
SFC-MS	+++	+++	+++	+++	++
NMR	++	++	+	+	++
TLC	−	++	−	+	+

Abbreviations: LC, lipid class; LS, lipid species; NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance; TLC, thin-layer chromatography.

¹Classification: +++ superior properties, − not useful.