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Lipid Classification Scheme

LIPID MAPS Classification Scheme -- disabled Sept 01, 2006
Please see our current classification scheme at: http://www.lipidmaps.org/data/classification/

Fatty Acyls [FA] classes and subclasses

Fatty Acids and Conjugates
   Straight chain fatty acids
   Methyl branched fatty acids
   Unsaturated fatty acids
   Hydroperoxy fatty acids
   Hydroxy fatty acids
   Oxo fatty acids
   Epoxy fatty acids
   Methoxy fatty acids
   Halogenated fatty acids
   Amino fatty acids
   Cyano fatty acids
   Nitro fatty acids
   Thia fatty acids
   Carbocyclic fatty acids
   Heterocyclic fatty acids
   Mycolic acids
   Dicarboxylic acids
Octadecanoids
   12-oxophytodienoic acid metabolites
   jasmonic acids
Eicosanoids
   Prostaglandins
   Leukotrienes
   Thromboxanes
   Lipoxins
   Hydroxy/hydroperoxyeicosatrienoic acids
   Hydroxy/hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acids
   Hydroxy/hydroperoxyeicosapentaenoic acids
   Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids
   Hepoxilins
   Levuglandins
   Isoprostanes
   Clavulones and marine analogs
Docosanoids
Fatty alcohols
Fatty aldehydes
Fatty esters
    Wax monoesters
    Wax diesters
    Cyano esters
    Lactones
    Fatty acyl CoAs
    Fatty acyl ACPs
    Fatty acyl carnitines
    Fatty acyl adenylates
 Fatty  amides
    Primary amides
    N-acyl amides
    Fatty acyl homoserine lactones
    N-acyl ethanolamides (endocannabinoids)
Fatty nitriles
Fatty ethers
Hydrocarbons
Oxygenated hydrocarbons
Other

Glycerolipids [GL] classes and subclasses

Monoradylglycerols
    Monoacylglycerols
    Monoalkylglycerols
    Mono-(1Z-alkenyl)-glycerols
    Monoacylglycerolglycosides
    Monoalkylglycerolglycosides
Diradylglycerols
    Diacylglycerols
    Alkylacylglycerols
    Dialkylglycerols
    1Z-alkenylacylglycerols
    Diacylglycerolglycosides
    Alkylacylglycerolglycosides
    Dialkylglycerolglycosides
    Di-glycerol tetraethers
    Di-glycerol tetraether glycans
Triradylglycerols
    Triacylglycerols
    Alkyldiacylglycerols
    Dialkylmonoacylglycerols
    1Z-alkenyldiacylglycerols
    Estolides
Other


Glycerophospholipids [GP] classes and subclasses

Glycerophosphocholines
    Diacylglycerophosphocholines
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphocholines
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphocholines
    Dialkylglycerophosphocholines
    Monoacylglycerophosphocholines
    1-alkyl glycerophosphocholines
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphocholines
Glycerophosphoethanolamines
    Diacylglycerophosphoethanolamines
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoethanolamines
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoethanolamines
    Dialkylglycerophosphoethanolamines
    Monoacylglycerophosphoethanolamines
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoethanolamines
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoethanolamines
Glycerophosphoserines
    Diacylglycerophosphoserines
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoserines
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoserines
    Dialkylglycerophosphoserines
    Monoacylglycerophosphoserines
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoserines
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoserines
Glycerophosphoglycerols
    Diacylglycerophosphoglycerols
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerols
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerols
    Dialkylglycerophosphoglycerols
    Monoacylglycerophosphoglycerols
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoglycerols
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoglycerols
    Diacylglycerophosphodiradylglycerols
    Diacylglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
    Monoacylglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
Glycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    Diacylglycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    Dialkylglycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    Monoacylglycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoglycerophosphates
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoglycerophosphates
Glycerophosphoinositols
    Diacylglycerophosphoinositols
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositols
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositols
    Dialkylglycerophosphoinositols
    Monoacylglycerophosphoinositols
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoinositols
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoinositols
Glycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    Diacylglycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    Dialkylglycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    Monoacylglycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoinositol monophosphates
Glycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
    Diacylglycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
    Monoacylglycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoinositol bisphosphates
Glycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
    Diacylglycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
    Monoacylglycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoinositol trisphosphates
Glycerophosphates
    Diacylglycerophosphates
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphates
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphates
    Dialkylglycerophosphates
    Monoacylglycerophosphates
    1-alkyl glycerophosphates
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphates
Glyceropyrophosphates
    Diacylglyceropyrophosphates
    Monoacylglyceropyrophosphates
Glycerophosphoglycerophosphoglycerols (Cardiolipins)
    Diacylglycerophosphoglycerophosphodiradylglycerols
    Diacylglycerophosphoglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerophosphodiradylglycerols
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerophosphodiradylglycerols
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
    Monoacylglycerophosphoglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoglycerophosphodiradylglycerols
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoglycerophosphodiradylglycerols
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoglycerophosphomonoradylglycerols
CDP-Glycerols
    CDP-diacylglycerols
    CDP-1-alkyl,2-acylglycerols
    CDP-1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerols
    CDP-Dialkylglycerols
    CDP-Monoacylglycerols
    CDP-1-alkyl glycerols
    CDP-1Z-alkenylglycerols
Glycerophosphoglucose lipids
    Diacylglycerophosphoglucose lipids
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglucose lipids
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoglucose lipids
    Monoacylglycerophosphoglucose lipids
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoglucose lipids
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoglucose lipids
Glycerophosphoinositolglycans
    Diacylglycerophosphoinositolglycans
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositolglycans
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphoinositolglycans
    Monoacylglycerophosphoinositolglycans
    1-alkyl glycerophosphoinositolglycans
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphoinositolglycans
Glycerophosphonocholines
    Diacylglycerophosphonocholines
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphonocholines
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphonocholines
    Dialkylglycerophosphonocholines
    Monoacylglycerophosphonocholines
    1-alkyl glycerophosphonocholines
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphonocholines
Glycerophosphonoethanolamines
    Diacylglycerophosphonoethanolamines
    1-alkyl,2-acylglycerophosphonoethanolamines
    1Z-alkenyl,2-acylglycerophosphonoethanolamines
    Dialkylglycerophosphonoethanolamines
    Monoacylglycerophosphonoethanolamines
    1-alkyl glycerophosphonoethanolamines
    1Z-alkenylglycerophosphonoethanolamines
Di-glycerol tetraether phospholipids (caldarchaeols)
Glycerol-nonitol tetraether phospholipids
Oxidized glycerophospholipids
Other

Sphingolipids [SP] classes and subclasses

Sphingoid bases
    Sphing-4-enines (Sphingosines)
    Sphinganines
    4-Hydroxysphinganines (Phytosphingosines)
    Sphingoid base homologs and variants
    Sphingoid base 1-phosphates
    Lysosphingomyelins and lysoglycosphingolipids
    N-methylated sphingoid bases
    Sphingoid base analogs
Ceramides
    N-acylsphingosines (ceramides)
    N-acylsphinganines (dihydroceramides)
    N-acyl-4-hydroxysphinganines (phytoceramides)
    Acylceramides
    Ceramide 1-phosphates
Phosphosphingolipids
    Ceramide phosphocholines (sphingomyelins)
    Ceramide phosphoethanolamines
    Ceramide phosphoinositols
Phosphonosphingolipids
Neutral glycosphingolipids
    Simple Glc series (GlcCer, LacCer, etc)
    GalNAcb1-3Gala1-4Galb1-4Glc- (Globo series)
    GalNAcb1-4Galb1-4Glc- (Ganglio series)
    Galb1-3GlcNAcb1-3Galb1-4Glc- (Lacto series)
    Galb1-4GlcNAcb1-3Galb1-4Glc- (Neolacto series)
    GalNAcb1-3Gala1-3Galb1-4Glc- (Isoglobo series)
    GlcNAcb1-2Mana1-3Manb1-4Glc- (Mollu series)
    GalNAcb1-4GlcNAcb1-3Manb1-4Glc- (Arthro series)
    Gal- (Gala series)
    Other
Acidic glycosphingolipids
    Gangliosides
    Sulfoglycosphingolipids (sulfatides)
    Glucuronosphingolipids
    Phosphoglycosphingolipids
    Other
Basic glycosphingolipids
Amphoteric glycosphingolipids
Arsenosphingolipids
Other

Sterol Lipids [ST] classes and subclasses

Sterols
    Cholesterol and derivatives
    Cholesteryl esters
    Phytosterols and derivatives
    Marine sterols and derivatives
    Fungal sterols and derivatives
Steroids
    C18 steroids (estrogens) and derivatives
    C19 steroids (androgens) and derivatives
    C21 steroids (gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins) and derivatives
Secosteroids
    Vitamin D2 and derivatives
    Vitamin D3 and derivatives
    Vitamin D4 and derivatives
    Vitamin D5 and derivatives
    Vitamin D6 and derivatives
    Vitamin D7 and derivatives
Bile acids and derivatives
    C22 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C23 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C24 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C25 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C26 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C27 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C28 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
    C29 bile acids, alcohols, and derivatives
Steroid conjugates
    Glucuronides
    Sulfates
    Glycine conjugates
    Taurine conjugates
Hopanoids
Other

Prenol Lipids [PR] classes and subclasses

Isoprenoids
    C5 isoprenoids
    C10 isoprenoids (monoterpenes)
    C15 isoprenoids (sesquiterpenes)
    C20 isoprenoids (diterpenes)
    C25 isoprenoids (sesterterpenes)
    C30 isoprenoids (triterpenes)
    C40 isoprenoids (tetraterpenes)
    Polyterpenes
Quinones and hydroquinones
    Ubiquinones
    Vitamin E
    Vitamin K
Polyprenols
    Bactoprenols
    Bactoprenol monophosphates
    Bactoprenol diphosphates
    Phytoprenols
    Phytoprenol monophosphates
    Phytoprenol diphosphates
    Dolichols
    Dolichol monophosphates
    Dolichol diphosphates
Other

Saccharolipids [SL] classes and subclasses

Acylaminosugars
    Monoacylaminosugars
    Diacylaminosugars
    Triacylaminosugars
    Tetraacylaminosugars
    Pentaacylaminosugars
    Hexaacylaminosugars
    Heptaacylaminosugars
Acylaminosugar glycans
Acyltrehaloses
Acyltrehalose glycans
Other

Polyketides [PK] classes and subclasses

Macrolide polyketides
Aromatic polyketides
Non-ribosomal peptide/polyketide hybrids
Other