Wm. Craig Byrdwell, phd

Taking Lipid Analysis into the 21st Century

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PhosphatidylEthanolamines

 

and

 

PhosphatidylSerines

 

and

 

PhosphatidylGlycerols

 

and

 

PhosphatidylInositols

c = cis double bond, t = trans d.b., n– refers to the first double bond position, from the end of the fatty acid chain.

The above list includes only the most common fatty acids.

A more complete list of fatty acids, according to their trivial names, may be found at :

http://www.analyticaldivision.org

Disclaimer:  Not all fragments listed here are observed from every class of phospholipid.  Every possible adduct and most fragments have been listed here for the sake of thoroughness, whether they are actually observed or not. The page for each phospholipid class will be tailored as time permits.

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Fatty Acids and Related Masses

 

Systematic Fatty Acid Name

Common Fatty Acid Name

Abbrev.

 

Fatty Acid

Mass

[RCOO+58]+

[RCO]+

[RCOO]

Pure

Triacylglycerol

Intact

Diacylglycerol

[DAG]+

Fragment

Intact

Monoacylglycerol

 Fatty Acid

Methyl Ester

 

 

 

C

 

U

ECN

 

 

 

(– mode)

(TAG)

(DAG)

 

(MAG)

(FAME)

Butanoic

Butyric

Bu

4

:

0

4

88.05

145.09

71.05

87.04

302.17

232.13

215.13

162.09

102.07

Pentanoic

Valeric

V

5

:

0

5

102.07

159.10

85.07

101.06