Sterol biosynthetic pathway in Leishmania

Sterol biosynthetic pathway in Leishmania. The pathway shows the important steps and the enzymes involved in sterol biosynthesis. The final product in trypanosomatids is ergosterol as opposed to cholesterol in mammalian cells
Sterol biosynthetic pathway in Leishmania

Publication

Drug targets in Leishmania. (2010) Bhavna Chawla, et al. J Parasit Dis. 2010 Apr;34(1):1-13. Figure: F1.

Gene mentions


Organism Group Word Match Source NCBI Symbol NCBI ID

Chemical mentions

Word Match MeSH Name ChEBI
2,3-oxidosqualene NA mesh:C002821
3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA glutaryl-CoA mesh:C015901 glutaryl-coenzyme A chebi:15524
Ergosterol Ergosterol mesh:D004875 ergosterol chebi:16933
Lanosterol Lanosterol mesh:D007810 lanosterol chebi:16521
Mevalonate NA mesh:D008798
Squalene Squalene mesh:D013185 squalene chebi:15440
Sterol Sterols mesh:D013261 sterol chebi:15889
Isoprenoid terpene mesh:D013729 Terpenes chebi:35186

Disease mentions

Word Match MeSH Name DOID