polymyxin B

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:antibiotic
cyclic polypeptide
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:pneumonia
meningitis
septicemia
skin infections
ear infections
urinary tract infections
eye infections
gptkbp:ATCCode J01XB02
gptkbp:brand Aerosporin
Poly-Rx
Polysporin
gptkbp:CASNumber 1405-20-5
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C56H98N16O13
gptkbp:combines gptkb:bacitracin
gptkb:neomycin
hydrocortisone
gptkbp:contraindication gptkb:myasthenia_gravis
gptkbp:discoveredBy A. M. Dubos
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1947
gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife 6 hours
gptkbp:excretion renal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label polymyxin B
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:World_Health_Organization's_List_of_Essential_Medicines
gptkbp:KEGGID gptkb:D08402
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction disrupts bacterial cell membrane
gptkbp:metabolism not significantly metabolized
gptkbp:molecularWeight 1,203.5 g/mol
gptkbp:notEffectiveAgainst fungi
Gram-positive bacteria
gptkbp:origin natural product
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory C (US)
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Bacillus_polymyxa
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 5311054
DB00781
CHEBI:8107
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:colistin
gptkbp:resistanceReportedIn gptkb:Pseudomonas_aeruginosa
gptkb:Acinetobacter_baumannii
gptkb:Klebsiella_pneumoniae
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration topical
intramuscular
intravenous
gptkbp:sideEffect nephrotoxicity
neurotoxicity
gptkbp:storage store at 2–8°C
gptkbp:UNII W6O6X3I6V5
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Neosporin
gptkb:Neomyxine
gptkb:Lipopolysaccharide
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7