Table 1.

Composition of sterols from DMC-treated and non-treated L. amazonensis promastigotes

		Relative amount (%) after treatment with DMC at
Compound	MW	0 µM	2.5 µM	5.0 µM
1—Cholesterol	386	23.20	11.06	2.94
2—Ergosterol	396	13.20	22.33	30.76
3—Unknown	396	6.14	2.59	2.79
4—Ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol	398	2.12	2.98	3.46
5—4,14-Dimethylzymosterol	412	—	4.56	4.49
6—5-Dehydroepisterol	396	13.58	10.45	4.47
7—Ergosta-5,8-dien-3β-ol	398	4.34	14.58	13.09
8—Episterol	398	20.92	16.29	18.64
9—Unknown	426	2.49	1.47	3.74
10—Lanosterol	426	—	3.59	1.06
11—Cholesta-5,7-dien-3β-ol	384	—	—	4.96
12—Stigmasta-5,7,24(241)-trien-3β-ol	410	6.37	4.88	4.34
13—Cholesta-7,24-dien-3β-ol	384	5.65	5.17	5.19

MW, molecular weight (Da); —, non-detectable.