Preferred Name |
Colistin [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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Synonyms |
Colistin Colisticin |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006763 |
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altLabel |
Colistin Polymyxin E Colimycin Colisticin |
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cui |
C0009316 |
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Ingredient of |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020478 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000161072 |
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MESH 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. |
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MESH DUI |
D003091 |
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MeSH name |
Colistin |
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MESH UI |
M0004767 |
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NDFRT kind |
INGREDIENT_KIND |
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notation |
N0000006763 |
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NUI |
N0000006763 |
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prefLabel |
Colistin [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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tui |
T195 T116 |
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subClassOf |
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