title: Technological developments in lipidomics.
abstract: Lipid analysis is a well-established field of research that focuses on one lipid or a few lipids. The recent developments in mass spectrometry technologies have enabled more comprehensive studies to be performed on lipids present in a sample. The move towards extensive lipid research has led to the coining of the term lipidomics, which is defined as the ensemble of lipids present in a sample. In this review, we will discuss the technical developments in the field of lipidomics and the current limitations of this nascent field.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry department, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5.
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elisma
authors.forename: Steffany A L
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Figeys
mesh_terms: D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids