| 5-DHE | 5-dehydroepisterol |
| AA | antimycin A |
| ACN | acetonitrile |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| AmpB | amphotericin B |
| Art | artemisinin |
| BHI | brain heart infusion |
| CCCP | carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone |
| Chol | cholesterol |
| CMH | 1-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine |
| CM● | 1-oxyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine |
| DFO | deferoxamine |
| DHChol | 7-dehydrocholesterol |
| DHCholEP | dehydrocholesterol endoperoxide |
| DHErgoEP | dehydroergosterol endoperoxide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMPO | 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DTPA | diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid |
| EP | endoperoxide |
| EPR | electron paramagnetic resonance |
| Ergo | ergosterol |
| ErgoEP | ergosterol endoperoxide |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| IC50 | half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| LdP | Leishmania donovani promastigotes |
| LtP | Leishmania tarentolae promastigotes |
| MB | methylene blue |
| MeOH | methanol |
| MiAz | miconazole |
| Mil | miltefosine |
| MPM | mouse peritoneal macrophages |
| MTS | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| OD | optical density |
| Oligo | oligomycin |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PE | petrol ether |
| Pen | pentamidine |
| PIH | pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone |
| PMS | phenazine methosulfate |
| Rot | rotenone |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TDHCholEP | tetradehydrocholesterol endoperoxide |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| VLC | vacuum liquid chromatography |
| XO | xylenol orange |
| YEM | yeast extract medium |