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Description

A mixture of polymyxins B1 and B2, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. They are basic polypeptides of about eight amino acids and have cationic detergent action on cell membranes. Polymyxin B is used for infections with gram-negative organisms, but may be neurotoxic and nephrotoxic. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

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

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 多粘菌素 B
fr-CA French (Canada) Polymyxine B
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Polümüksiin B
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Polimixina B
it-IT Italian (Italy) Polimixina B
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Polimiksin B
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Полимиксин B
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) polymyxine B
fr-BE French (Belgium) Polymyxine B