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SwissLipids

A knowledge resource for lipids and their biology

Description

SwissLipids is a comprehensive, open-access database and resource for lipidomics researchers. It provides expertly curated information on lipids with supporting evidence, and offers a collection of over 500,000 lipid structures, both identified and programmatically generated based on curation. These structures are organized in a hierarchical classification, allowing researchers to link lipid analytes to their metabolic pathways and associated enzymes. The platform is designed to help scientists interpret their experimental data in the context of existing biological knowledge, making it a valuable tool for lipid research and analysis.

Tool Overview

Sections

Section 1 — Lipid Oriented Database
Number of lipid structures:
779,701
Last updated: 09 Jun 2026
Covered lipid categories:
FA;GL;GP;SP;ST;PR;
Ontology:
LIPID MAPS Classification System, ChEBI Ontology
Level of curation:
Manual & Computational
Level of annotation:
At species level / sum composition level; At molecular species level ; Fully defined structure
Main identifier:
SLM
Other identifiers:
ChEBI, LMSD, HMDB, MetaNetX
Structure representations:
2D image
Searchable by:
Name, SwissLipids identifier, SMILES, formula, InChI key, m/z, ChEBI identifier, UniProt Accession, Rhea identifier, Gene Ontology term, Uberon term, LMSD identifier, HMDB identifier
Access:
Web search, Browse by class, API, Programmatic access, Full DB download
Export format:
Tab separated (tsv), RDF is in beta