TABLE 3.
Relative compositions of sterols identified in A. fumigatus control strain CM-237 and in the CM-A80, CM-B866, and CM-AB118 mutant strains
| Sterol | % in strain:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM-237 | CM-A80 | CM-B866 | CM-AB118 | ||
| 24-Methylcholesta-5,7,9(11),22-tetraen-3β-ol | 1.07 | 3.27 | 1.20 | 0.84 | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-5,8,22-trien-3β-ol (lichesterol) | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.06 | 0.10 | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-5,7,9,22-tetraen-3β-ol | 2.13 | 5.39 | 4.67 | 0.43 | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol (ergosterol) | 73.50 | 63.30 | 11.85 | 17.76 | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-7,22-dien-3β-ol | 2.12 | 1.08 | 39.14 | 35.73 | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-5,7,22,24(28)-tetraen-3β-ol | 0.44 | 0.48 | ND | ND | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-7,22,24(28)-trien-3β-ol | 0.40 | 0.88 | 19.76 | 19.95 | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol | 1.49 | 1.14 | ND | ND | |
| 24-Methylcholesta-7,24(28)-dien-3β-ol (episterol) | 2.22 | 3.07 | 11.66 | 12.52 | |
| 24-Ethylcholest-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol | 4.65 | 4.93 | 1.48 | 0.79 | |
| 4,4,14-Trimethylcholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol (lanosterol) | 2.19 | 2.43 | 2.06 | 1.79 | |
| 4α,24-Dimethylcholesta-8,24(28)-dien-3β-ol | 1.57 | 2.57 | 1.59 | 1.89 | |
| 4,4,14,24-Tetramethylcholesta-8,24(28)-dien-3β-ol (eburicol) | 2.72 | 3.69 | 2.32 | 2.91 | |
| 4,4,24-Trimethylcholesta-8,24(28)-dien-3b-ol | 4.60 | 6.90 | 4.20 | 5.29 | |
a
Boldface indicates major differences in percentages.
b
ND, not detected.