Lipidomics: Comprehensive Mass Spectrometry of Lipids

• Presents a balanced discussion of the fundamentals, theory, experimental methods and applications of lipidomics
• Covers different characterizations of lipids including Glycerophospholipids; Sphingolipids; Glycerolipids and Glycolipids; and Fatty Acids and Modified Fatty Acids
• Includes a section on quantification of Lipids in Lipidomics such as sample preparation; factors affecting accurate quantification; and data processing and interpretation
• Details applications of Lipidomics Tools including for Health and Disease; Plant Lipidomics; and Lipidomics on Cellular Membranes

Keywords: Lipidomics; lipidome; mass spectrometry; mass spectrometry imaging; lipids; phospholipids; sphingolipids; fat; bioactive lipids; signalling lipids; fatty acids; eicosanoids; fragmentation patterns; electrospray ionization; MALDI; ion-mobility; chromatography; UPLC; HILIC; high throughput; automation; bioinformatics; omics; ion suppression; lipid aggregation; isotope distribution; derivatization; precursor-ion scan; neutral loss scan; product-ion analysis; tandem mass spectrometry; shotgun lipidomics; direct infusion; nanoflow; time of flight; quadrupole; lipid identification; lipid quantification; high mass resolution; collision-induced dissociation; multidimensional mass spectrometry; lipid metabolism; lipid metabolites; metabolomics; metabolic syndrome; plant lipidomics; yeast lipidomics; lipid biochemistry; lipidology; nutrition, Genomics & Proteomics, Biochemistry (Chemical Biology), Genomics & Proteomics, Biochemistry (Chemical Biology)