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Preferred Label : Colistimethate Sodium;

NCIt synonyms : Colimyscine; Pentasodium Colistinmethanesulfonate; Colistin Sodium Methanesulfonate;

NCIt definition : The sodium salt of colistimethate, a broad-spectrum polymyxin antibiotic against most aerobic Gram-negative bacteria except Proteus bacteria. Colistimethate sodium contains the pentasodium salt of the penta(methanesulfonic acid) derivative of colistin A as the major component and a small proportion of the petasodium salt of the pentamethanesulfonate derivative of colistin B. Colistins are cyclic polypeptides produced from Bacillus colistinus or B. polymyxa and function as a surfactant which penetrates into and disrupts the bacterial cell membrane, thereby resulting in bactericidal effect.;

UNII : XW0E5YS77G;

CAS number : 8068-28-8;

Drug name : Coly-Mycin;

Molecule name : W-1929;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:34650;

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