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Descriptions

Colistin (polymyxin E1 and E2) is a polymyxin antibiotic produced by certain strains of Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus. Colistin is a mixture of cyclic polypeptides colistin A and B and is effective against Gram-negative bacilli, except Proteus. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Colistin (Wikipedia)

A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic from Bacillus colistinus. It is composed of Polymyxins E1 and E2 (or Colistins A, B, and C) which act as detergents on cell membranes. Colistin is less toxic than Polymyxin B. The methanesulfonate is taken orally. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Colistin
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Colistin

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 粘菌素
Synonyms: 多粘菌素 E;抗敌素;粘杆菌素;肠杆菌素
fr-CA French (Canada) Colistine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kolistiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Colistina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Colistina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Kolistin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Колистин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) colistine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Colistine