Colistin [kolistin]
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Colimycin
Colisticin
Colistin Sulfate
Coly-Mycin
Polymyxin E
Totazina
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, but otherwise similar; the methanesulfonate is used orally.
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- D003091 MeSH Browser
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- M0004767
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- Colistin
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- AD
- administration & dosage 8
- AE
- adverse effects 4
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives 2
- AN
- analysis
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood 1
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 1
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism 1
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 4
- PD
- pharmacology 31
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 20
- TO
- toxicity
- UR
- urine
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