Lipid Classification Scheme

Fatty Acyls Glycerolipids Glycerophospholipids Sphingolipids Sterol Lipids Prenol Lipids Saccharolipids Polyketides

Sphingolipids [SP] classes and subclasses

Sphingoid bases [SP01]
        Sphing-4-enines (Sphingosines) [SP0101]
        Sphinganines [SP0102]
        4-Hydroxysphinganines (Phytosphingosines) [SP0103]
        Sphingoid base homologs and variants [SP0104]
        Sphingoid base 1-phosphates [SP0105]
        Lysosphingomyelins and lysoglycosphingolipids [SP0106]
        N-methylated sphingoid bases [SP0107]
        Sphingoid base analogs [SP0108]
  
Ceramides [SP02] N-acylsphingosines (ceramides) [SP0201] N-acylsphinganines (dihydroceramides) [SP0202] N-acyl-4-hydroxysphinganines (phytoceramides) [SP0203] Acylceramides [SP0204] Ceramide 1-phosphates [SP0205]
Phosphosphingolipids [SP03] Ceramide phosphocholines (sphingomyelins) [SP0301] Ceramide phosphoethanolamines [SP0302] Ceramide phosphoinositols [SP0303]
Phosphonosphingolipids [SP04]
Neutral glycosphingolipids [SP05] Simple Glc series (GlcCer, LacCer, etc) [SP0501] GalNAcb1-3Gala1-4Galb1-4Glc- (Globo series) [SP0502] GalNAcb1-4Galb1-4Glc- (Ganglio series) [SP0503] Galb1-3GlcNAcb1-3Galb1-4Glc- (Lacto series) [SP0504] Galb1-4GlcNAcb1-3Galb1-4Glc- (Neolacto series) [SP0505] GalNAcb1-3Gala1-3Galb1-4Glc- (Isoglobo series) [SP0506] GlcNAcb1-2Mana1-3Manb1-4Glc- (Mollu series) [SP0507] GalNAcb1-4GlcNAcb1-3Manb1-4Glc- (Arthro series) [SP0508] Gal- (Gala series) [SP0509] Other [SP0510]
Acidic glycosphingolipids [SP06] Gangliosides [SP0601] Sulfoglycosphingolipids (sulfatides) [SP0602] Glucuronosphingolipids [SP0603] Phosphoglycosphingolipids [SP0604] Other [SP0600]
Basic glycosphingolipids [SP07]
Amphoteric glycosphingolipids [SP08]
Arsenosphingolipids [SP09]
Other [SP00]
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