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colistimethate

under Colistin
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More on Colistin Definition: 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.      Other names Polymyxin E; Sulfomethate, Colistin; Sulfate, Colistin; Totazina; Coly-Mycin; Colistin Sulfomethate; Colistin Sulfate; Colisticin; Colimycin Drugs: COLY-MYCIN S
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
colistimethate [ colistimethate sodium,colistimethate, disodium salt,colistin sodium methanesulfonate,colistinmethanesulfonic acid ]
  RN given refers to parent cpd 		12705-41-8   Colistin/*analogs & derivatives Antimicrob Ag Chemother 8(1):50;1975; J Am Med Assoc 237(14):1481;1977 COLY-MYCIN M; COLISTIMETHATE SODIUM

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