TABLE 5.
Effects of compounds 3b, 4c, and 4e on the free sterol composition of L. amazonensis promastigotesa
Sterols were extracted from cells exposed to the indicated drug concentration for 96 h; they were separated from polar lipids by silicic acid column chromatography and analyzed by quantitative capillary gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Composition is expressed as mass percentages. ND, not detected.
