title: lipID--a software tool for automated assignment of lipids in mass spectra.
abstract: A new software tool called lipID is reported, which supports the identification of glycerophospholipids, glycosphingolipids, fatty acids and small oligosaccharides in mass spectra. The user-extendable software is a Microsoft (MS) Excel Add-In developed using Visual Basic for Applications and is compatible with all Versions of MS Excel since MS Excel 97. It processes singly given mass-to-charge values as well as mass lists considering a number of user-defined options. The software's mode of operation, usage and options are explained and the benefits and limitations of the tool are illustrated by means of three typical analytical examples of lipid analyses.
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Parkallee 1-40, D-23845 Borstel, Germany. mass-spec@fz-borstel.de
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hübner
authors.forename: Catharina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crone
authors.forename: Buko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindner
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020404:Glycerophospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D012984:Software; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D020404:Glycerophospholipids; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D008055:Lipids; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4