Preferred Name

Polymyxin Antibiotic

Synonyms
Definitions

Any of the polymyxin antibiotics, cyclic peptides with long hydrophobic ends, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. Polymyxin antibiotics exert their antimicrobial effect through their cationic detergent actions on cell membranes. Specifically, they bind to the negatively charged site in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) layer of the bacterial cell membrane via electrostatic affinity with the positively charged amino groups in the cyclic peptide portion of the polymyxin antibiotic. Subsequently, the fatty acid portion of the polymyxin antibiotic dissolves in the hydrophobic region of the bacterial cell membrane. This results in an alteration in cell membrane structure, an increase in permeability for water and other molecules and disruption of cell wall integrity. This leads to bacterial cell death.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C78160

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:59062

code

C78160

definition

Any of the polymyxin antibiotics, cyclic peptides with long hydrophobic ends, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. Polymyxin antibiotics exert their antimicrobial effect through their cationic detergent actions on cell membranes. Specifically, they bind to the negatively charged site in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) layer of the bacterial cell membrane via electrostatic affinity with the positively charged amino groups in the cyclic peptide portion of the polymyxin antibiotic. Subsequently, the fatty acid portion of the polymyxin antibiotic dissolves in the hydrophobic region of the bacterial cell membrane. This results in an alteration in cell membrane structure, an increase in permeability for water and other molecules and disruption of cell wall integrity. This leads to bacterial cell death.

label

Polymyxin Antibiotic

Legacy Concept Name

Polymyxin_Antibiotic

Preferred_Name

Polymyxin Antibiotic

prefixIRI

NCIT:C78160

prefLabel

Polymyxin Antibiotic

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0032539

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C258

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