Lipidomics update - April, 2018
The lipidomics update provides an overview of developments in lipid research. Each month we offer a fresh collection of research, news and events for the specialist and the interested non-specialist alike.
LIPID MAPS® highlights
LIPID MAPS Classification updates: The LIPID MAPS Classification system, comprised of eight lipid categories -- Fatty Acyls, Glycerolipids, Glycerophospholipids, Sphingolipids, Sterol Lipids, Prenol Lipids, Saccharolipids, and Polyketides, each with its own subclassification hierarchy -- now includes a new Polyketides class, "Phenolic lipids", with 5 subclasses; In addition, there are now 3 new subclasses of Octadecanoids; 3 new subclasses of Eicosanoids; and 7 new subclasses of Docosanoids.
Lipid of the month
15R-hydroxy-12S,14R-dioxolane-EET (15R-hydroxy-12S,14R-dioxolane-5Z,8Z,10E-eicosatrienoic acid) is an eicosanoid containing a 1,2-dioxolane (cyclic peroxide) group. Dioxolanes of this type have been generated from enantiomers of 14,15-EET by two mammalian LOX enzymes, 15-LOX-1 and platelet-type 12-LOX. This type of transformation could occur naturally with the co-occurrence of LOX and cytochrome P450 or peroxygenase enzymes.
Events calendar
American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) 65th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
June 4-8, 2017
Indianapolis, INInternational Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids
Sept 10-14, 2017
Zurich, Switzerland
Research library
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J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 Dec;63(6):676-680.
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JCI Insight 2017;2(7):e91634. doi:10.1172/jci.insight.91634.
