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Table 1 Sterols identified by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in promastigotes of Leishmania infantum derived from in vitro culture

From: Dynamics of sterol synthesis during development of Leishmania spp. parasites to their virulent form

Sterol

Identificationa

RRt b

Cholesterol

I

1.000

Zymosterol

New

1.030

Ergosterol - I

II

1.069

Ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol - I

New

1.078

Ergostatetraenol

New

1.086

Ergosterol - II

III

1.115

Ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol - II

VI

1.131

Lanosterol

New

1.157

Stigmasta-7,24(28)-dien-3β-ol

V

1.229

  1. aI-V were identified previously [8]. New indicates sterols identified in the current study
  2. bRelative retention time (RRt) to cholesterol on GC, which is the ratio of retention time of each sterol to that of cholesterol
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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