Methods
Fatty acids
Lipid class |
Method |
Stable isotope tracer |
Lit. |
Fatty acids – FA (double bond posit., cis/trans isomer separation) |
GC-MS |
13C-acetate or labeled FA |
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Short chain fatty acids - SCFA |
LC-MS/MS, Derivatization |
Glycerolipids
Lipid class |
Method |
Lit. |
Diglycerides - DG |
ESI+, FTMS |
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Triglycerides - TG |
ESI+, FTMS |
Glycerophospholipids
Lipid class |
Method |
Stable isotope tracer |
Lit. |
Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate - BMP |
LC, HILIC column, ESI+, MRM |
Scherer, M., G. Schmitz, and G. Liebisch. 2010. Anal Chem. 82:8794-8799 |
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Cardiolipin – CL |
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Phosphatidic acid - PA |
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Phosphatidylcholine - PC Sphingomyelin – SM |
ESI+, PIS m/z 184 ESI+/-, FTMS |
D9-choline, PIS m/z 193 D4-choline, PIS m/z 188 |
Binder, M., G. Liebisch, T. Langmann, and G. Schmitz. 2006. J Biol Chem. 281:21869-21877. |
Phosphatidylethanolamine – PE |
ESI+, NL m/z 141 ESI+/-, FTMS |
D4-ethanolamine, NL 145 13C2-ethanolamine, NL 143 |
Binder, M., G. Liebisch, T. Langmann, and G. Schmitz. 2006. J Biol Chem. 281:21869-21877. |
PE based Plasmalogens – PE P |
ESI+ PIS m/z 364 (O-16:1) PIS m/z 392 (O-18:1) PIS m/z 390 (O-18:2) |
D4-ethanolamine, PIS m/z + 4 |
Zemski Berry KA, Murphy RC. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2004 Oct;15(10):1499-508. |
Phosphatidylinositol – PI |
ESI+, NL 277 |
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Phosphatidylglycerol – PG |
ESI+, NL 189 LC, HILIC column, ESI+, MRM |
Matyash V, Liebisch G, Kurzchalia TV, Shevchenko A, Schwudke D. J Lipid Res. 2008 May; 49(5):1137-46 . Scherer, M., G. Schmitz, and G. Liebisch. 2010. Anal Chem. 82:8794-8799 |
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Phosphatidylserine – PS |
ESI+, NL 185 |
13C3-serine, NL 188 |
Binder, M., G. Liebisch, T. Langmann, and G. Schmitz. 2006. J Biol Chem. 281:21869-21877. |
Lysophosphatidylcholine – LPC |
ESI+, PIS m/z 184 |
D9-choline, PIS m/z 193 |
Liebisch, G., W. Drobnik, B. Lieser, and G. Schmitz. 2002. Clin Chem. 48:2217-2224. |
Sphingosine-1-phosphate - S1P Lysophosphatidic acid - LPA |
LC, HILIC column, ESI-, MRM |
Scherer, M., G. Schmitz, and G. Liebisch. 2009. Clin Chem. 55:1218-1222. |
Sphingolipids
Lipid class |
Method |
Lit. |
Phosphatidylcholine - PC Sphingomyelin – SM |
ESI+, PIS m/z 184 ESI+/-, FTMS |
Binder, M., G. Liebisch, T. Langmann, and G. Schmitz. 2006. J Biol Chem. 281:21869-21877. |
Ceramides (d18:1) – Cer |
ESI+, PIS m/z 264 ESI+/-, FTMS |
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Ceramide-1-phosphate |
LC, HILIC column, ESI+, MRM |
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Sphingosylphosphorylcholine – SPC |
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Hexosyl-, Lactosylceramide |
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Sphingoid bases including methylated products – SPH |
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate - S1P Lysophosphatidic acid - LPA |
LC, HILIC column, ESI-, MRM |
Scherer, M., G. Schmitz, and G. Liebisch. 2009. Clin Chem. 55:1218-1222. |
Sterols and steroids
Lipid class |
Method |
Lit. |
Bile acids - BA |
LC, RP column, ESI-, MRM |
Krautbauer S, Büchler C, Liebisch G. Anal Chem. 2016 Nov 15;88(22):10957-10961. |
Free cholesterol - FC Cholesteryl ester – CE |
ESI+, PIS m/z 369, Derivatization |
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Free cholesterol - FC Cholesteryl ester – CE |
ESI+, HRMS (MSX), FTMS |
Höring M, Ejsing CS, Hermansson M, Liebisch G. Anal Chem. 2019 Mar 5;91(5):3459-3466. |
Oxysterols |
LC-MS/HighRes MS, ESI+, Derivatization |
Pataj Z, Liebisch G, Schmitz G, Matysik S. J Chromatogr A. 2016 25;1439:82-8. |
Oxysterols, plant sterols, and cholesterol precursors |
GC-MS/MS |
Matysik S, Klünemann HH, Schmitz G. Clin Chem. 2012 Nov;58(11):1557-64. |
Steroid hormones |
LC-MS/HighRes MS, ESI+, |
Matysik S, Liebisch G. J Chromatogr A. 2017 Dec 1;1526:112-118. |