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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Peptides, Cyclic » Polymyxins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides » Polymyxins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Antimicrobial Peptides » Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides » Polymyxins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Membrane Proteins » Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins » Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides » Polymyxins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Macrocyclic Compounds » Peptides, Cyclic » Polymyxins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Lipopeptides » Polymyxins
Description
Basic lipopeptide antibiotic group obtained from Bacillus polymyxa. They affect the cell membrane by detergent action and may cause neuromuscular and kidney damage. At least eleven different members of the polymyxin group have been identified, each designated by a letter. MeSH
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Colistin
2 approved drugs
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