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Table 2 MS/MS-based phospholipid identification increased in breast cancer (600–850 m/z)

From: Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry of electrosurgical vapours for the identification of breast pathology: towards an intelligent knife for breast cancer surgery

m/z

Lipid identification

Ion

671.47

PA (16:0/18:2)

[M-H]-

 

PA (16:1/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PE (16:1/16:0)

[M-NH3-H]-

673.48

PA (16:0/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PA (18:0/16:1)

[M-H]-

 

PE (16:0/16:0)

[M-NH3-H]-

687.5

PA (P-20:0/16:0)

[M-H]-

 

PA (O-18:0/18:1)

[M-H]-

699.5

PE (16:0/18:1)

[M-NH3-H]-

 

PA (18:1/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PA (18:0/18:2)

[M-H]-

713.51

PA (P-20:0/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PA (O-20:0/18:2)

[M-H]-

 

PG (P-16:0/18:1)

[M-H2O-H]-

714.51

PE (16:0/18:2)

[M-H]-

 

PE (16:1/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PE (16:2/18:0)

[M-H]-

716.52

PE (18:0/16:1)

[M-H]-

 

PE (16:0/18:1)

[M-H]-

717.51

PA (O-16:0/20:4)

[M + Cl]-

 

PC (16:0/16:0)

[M-CH3-H]-

735.47

PA (P-20:0/20:4)

[M-H]-

 

PA (P-20:1/20:3)

[M-H]-

 

PG (O-18:0/16:0)

[M-H]-

 

PA (18:0/18:2)

[M + Cl]-

 

PA (18:1/18:1)

[M + Cl]-

 

PA (P-18:0/22:4)

[M-H]-

742.54

PE (18:0/18:2)

[M-H]-

 

PE (18:1/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PC (16:1/18:1)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (16:0/18:2)

[M-CH3-H]-

744.55

PC (16:0/18:1)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (18:0/16:1)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PE (18:0/18:1)

[M-H]-

747.51

PA (18:1/22:5)

[M-H]-

 

PA (18:2/22:4)

[M-H]-

 

PE (18:1/20:4)

[M-NH3-H]-

 

PE (16:0/22:5)

[M-NH3-H]-

 

PE (18:0/20:5)

[M-NH3-H]-

766.54

PS (P-16:0/20:4)

[M-H]-

 

PE (18:0/20:4)

[M-H]-

 

PC (16:0/20:4)

[M-CH3-H]-

768.55

PC (18:1/18:2)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (16:0/20:3)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PE (20:2/18:1)

[M-H]-

 

PE (18:0/20:3)

[M-H]-

770.57

PE (18:0/20:2)

[M-H]-

 

PC (18:1/18:1)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (18:0/18:2)

[M-CH3-H]-

772.58

PE (18:0/20:1)

[M-H]-

 

PC (18:0/18:1)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PS (O-18:0/18:2)

[M-H]-

 

PE (P-18:1/22:6)

[M-H]-

792.55

PC (16:0/18:2)

[M + Cl]-

 

PC (18:2/20:3)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (18:0/20:5)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (18:1/20:4)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PE (18:1/22:4)

[M-H]-

 

PE (18:0/22:5)

[M-H]-

794.57

PC (16:0/22:4)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (18:1/20:3)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (18:0/20:4)

[M-CH3-H]-

 

PC (16:0/18:1)

[M + Cl]-

  1. Possible lipid identifications from tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) data for each significant m/z peak in negative mode. Numbers within brackets represent the number of carbons in the fatty acid chain, followed by the number of double bonds (C:N). PA phosphatidic acid, PE phosphatidylethanolamine, PC phosphatidylcholine, PS phosphatidylserine