colistin

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:antibiotic
gptkbp:administeredBy oral
inhalation
intravenous
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:polymyxin_E
gptkbp:ATCCode J01XB01
gptkbp:availableOn colistimethate sodium
colistin sulfate
gptkbp:CASNumber 1264-72-8
gptkbp:category polymyxin antibiotic
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C52H98N16O13
gptkbp:contraindication gptkb:myasthenia_gravis
gptkbp:discoveredBy Jean-François Doré
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1949
gptkbp:eliminatedIn renal
gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife 3-5 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label colistin
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only
gptkbp:marketedAs 1959
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction disrupts bacterial cell membrane
gptkbp:meltingPoint Not well defined (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 1155.45 g/mol
gptkbp:notEffectiveAgainst Gram-positive bacteria
anaerobes
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor routine use
gptkbp:origin natural product
isolated from Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory C (US)
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Paenibacillus_polymyxa
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 5311054
DB00781
gptkbp:resistantTo mcr-1
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:antibiotic
gptkbp:sideEffect nephrotoxicity
neurotoxicity
gptkbp:solubility water soluble
gptkbp:spectrumOfActivity Gram-negative bacteria
gptkbp:UNII 5M8IY1W0F4
gptkbp:usedAs last-resort antibiotic
gptkbp:usedFor acinetobacter baumannii infections
cystic fibrosis (inhaled form)
klebsiella pneumoniae infections
pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:veterinary_medicine
human medicine
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thayer-Martin_agar
gptkb:Acinetobacter_baumannii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7