Lipid Metabolites and Pathways Strategy

Sources for specific omics studies are also available. For instance, tools such as the RNA-Seq Atlas [17], Human Protein Atlas (HPA) [18], and the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) [19] are useful for systemic genomic, proteomic, and metabolo-mics studies of human beings. LIPID Metabolites and Pathways Strategy (LIPID MAPS) [20] is a lipidomics gateway, an integrative platform for studies in lipid biology. More resources and updated links can be found at the Biomarkers portal (see Table 1). 

There is a large number of naturally occurring lipids but not all are available commercially. The Lipid Library is a useful source of general information on most classes of lipids, fatty acids and eicosanoids. In addition to this, a more specific database, the Lipid Metabolites and Pathways Strategy (LipidMAPS), provides a classification system for all known lipids and gives information on the structures of these lipids. 

Lipid Metabolites and Pathways Strategy — http //www.lipidmaps. org/data/classification/fa.html... 

LIPID Metabolites and Pathway Strategy (LIPID MAPS)... 

The LIPID Metabolites and Pathways Strategy (LIPID MAPS) consortium is identifying, characterizing, and classifying the components of the lipidome and developing a... 

The most recent definition of lipids was provided by a group of lipid chemists who formed the consortium of lipid metabolites and pathways strategy (Lipid MAPS). They defined lipids based on the origin of the lipid structures as hydrophobic or amphipathic small molecules that may originate entirely or, in part, by carbanion-based condensations of thioesters (fatty acids, polyketides, etc.) and/or by carbocation-based condensations of isoprene units (prenols, sterols, etc.). In this book, this definition, its classification (see the following), and its recommended nomenclature are largely accepted. 

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