Polymyxins

Basic lipopeptide antibiotic group obtained from Bacillus polymyxa. They affect the cell membrane by detergent action and may cause neuromuscular and kidney damage. At least eleven different members of the polymyxin group have been identified, each designated by a letter.

Also Known As:

Polymyxin; Polymyxin M

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Polycyclic Compounds: 7
- Macrocyclic Compounds: 16
  - Cyclic Peptides: 558
    - Polymyxins: 755
Lipids: 118169
- Lipopeptides: 647
  - Polymyxins: 755
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 496323
  - Membrane Proteins: 10262
    - Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
      - Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides: 426
        Polymyxins: 755
- Peptides: 84029
  - Antimicrobial Peptides: 3904
    - Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides: 426
      - Polymyxins: 755
  - Cyclic Peptides: 558
    - Polymyxins: 755
  - Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides: 426
    - Polymyxins: 755

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)