Table 2. Common software and databases used in lipidomics

Name Description Website or references
LIMSA Data analysis based on MS/MS spectra http://lipid.zju.edu.cn/
METLIN Data analysis based on MS/MS spectra https://enigma.lbl.gov/metlin-new-metabolite-identification/
MZmine LC-MS data analysis workflow http://mzmine.sourceforge.net/
Lipid View Analysis based on electrospray MS data. http://www.absciex.com/products/software
LipidXplorer Data analysis based on MS and MS/MS spectra https://wiki.mpicbg.de/lipidx/Main_Page
LipidSearch Automatically identify and relatively quantify LC-MS data http://www.thermoscientific.com/content/tfs/en/product/lipidsearch-software.html
LIPID MAPS Lipid structure, annotation, classification and pathways, analytical methods http://www.lipidmaps.org
Lipid Bank Lipid structure, name, spectra and literature information http://lipidbank.jp
Lipid Library Lipid chemical, biological and analytical http://lipidlibrary.co.uk
LipidBlast In silico tandem MS database for lipid identification https://fiehnlab.ucdavis.edu/projects/lipidblast/
CyberLipids Lipid structure and analytical methods http://www.cyberlipid.org
KEGG Synthesis and degradation of fatty acid, metabolic pathways of lipid http://www.genome.jp/kegg/
Metlin MS/MS database http://metlin.scripps.edu
MS, mass spectrometry; LC-MS, liquid chromatography-MS; LIPID MAPS, Lipid Metabolites and Pathways Strategy.