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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptides, Cyclic > Polymyxins
Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Peptides, Cyclic > Polymyxins
Lipids > Lipopeptides > Polymyxins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Lipopeptides > Polymyxins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Antimicrobial Peptides > Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > Polymyxins
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins > Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > Polymyxins

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Polymyxins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Polymyxin

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 1994,1963-1977

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011113

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