Polymyxin Antibiotic

Preferred Label : Polymyxin Antibiotic;

NCIt definition : Any of the polymyxin antibiotics, cyclic peptides with long hydrophobic ends, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. Polymyxin antibiotics exert their antimicrobial effect through their cationic detergent actions on cell membranes. Specifically, they bind to the negatively charged site in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) layer of the bacterial cell membrane via electrostatic affinity with the positively charged amino groups in the cyclic peptide portion of the polymyxin antibiotic. Subsequently, the fatty acid portion of the polymyxin antibiotic dissolves in the hydrophobic region of the bacterial cell membrane. This results in an alteration in cell membrane structure, an increase in permeability for water and other molecules and disruption of cell wall integrity. This leads to bacterial cell death.;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:59062;

Details

Origin ID

C78160;

UMLS CUI

C2698847;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Polymyxin [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Polymyxin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- polymyxins [MeSH Descriptor]
- polymyxins [MeSH concept]
- polymyxins [ATC Code]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Medicinal product containing polymyxin and acting as antibacterial agent (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Antibiotic [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- POLYMYXIN [SMS substance]
- Polymyxin [ICHI extension code]
- polymyxin b [ATC Code]
- polymyxin b [ATC Code]

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