loading...| Preferred Name |
polymyxin |
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| Synonyms |
polymixin polymycin polymyxins |
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| Definitions |
Polymyxins are antibiotics with a general structure consisting of a cyclic peptide with a long hydrophobic tail. They disrupt the structure of the bacterial cell membrane by interacting with its phospholipids. Polymyxins are produced by the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus polymyxa and are selectively toxic for Gram-negative bacteria. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_59062 |
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chebi_ontology |
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| has_related_synonym |
polymixin polymycin polymyxins |
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| id |
CHEBI:59062 |
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| label |
polymyxin |
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| notation |
CHEBI:59062 |
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| prefLabel |
polymyxin |
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| textual definition |
Polymyxins are antibiotics with a general structure consisting of a cyclic peptide with a long hydrophobic tail. They disrupt the structure of the bacterial cell membrane by interacting with its phospholipids. Polymyxins are produced by the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus polymyxa and are selectively toxic for Gram-negative bacteria. |
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