| NOS2 | nitric oxide synthase 2 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| CAT2 | cationic amino acid transporters 2 |
| ARG1 | arginase 1 |
| AAP3 | amino acid permease 3 |
| La-WT | Leishmania amazonensis-wild type |
| La-arg− | Leishmania amazonensis-arginase knockout |
| CE-MS | Capillary Eletrophoresis-Mass Spectrometer |
| BMDMs | bone marrow-derived macrophages |