| AA | arachidonic acid |
| AADHAP-R | acyl/alkyl-DHAP reductase |
| AAG3P-AT | lysophosphatidate acyltransferase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AG | alkylglycerols |
| AGP | 1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphate |
| AGPS | Alkyl-DHAP synthase |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| BTHS | Barth syndrome |
| CAD | coronary artery diseases |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DHAP | dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| EPT | ethanolamine phosphotransferase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| Far1 | fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1 |
| GNPAT | glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase |
| HG | 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| OeG | 1-O-octadecenyl-sn-glycerol |
| OG | 1-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol |
| PAP-1 | phosphatidate phosphohydrolase 1 |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| PC-Pls | plasmenyl-PC |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PEDS1 | plasmanylethanolamine desaturase 1 |
| PE-Pls | plasmenyl-PE |
| Pex7 | peroxisomal biogenesis factor 7 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PLD | phospholipase D |
| pPA | plasmanyl phosphatidic acid |
| pPE | plasmanyl ethanolamine |
| PPI-1011 | an alkyl-diacyl plasmalogen precursor with DHA at the sn-2 position |
| PPI-1025 | an alkyl-diacyl plasmalogen precursor with oleoyl at the sn-2 position |
| PPI-1040 | a PE-Pls analog with a proprietary cyclic PE headgroup |
| PRT | plasmalogen replacement therapy |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| RCDP | rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| ZS | Zellweger Syndrome |