Molecular species of glycerophospholipids can be identified by MS/MS. In negative ion mode, they produce abundant carboxylate fragments of their fatty acid moieties. These anions can be also used for species quantification, but it has come to the attention of the lipidomics community that the abundances of lipids with polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acid moieties are strongly underestimated. We are now developing an inclusive mathematical model and software that supports accurate shotgun quantification of PUFA lipids at any experiment conditions, including variable collision energies.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03270
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