Polymyxins
"Polymyxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Basic lipopeptide antibiotic group obtained from Bacillus polymyxa. They affect the cell membrane by detergent action and may cause neuromuscular and kidney damage. At least eleven different members of the polymyxin group have been identified, each designated by a letter.
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D011113
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MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.780 D10.477.750 D12.644.050.600 D12.644.641.780 D12.776.543.695.054.600
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2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polymyxins" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Moon SH, Kaufmann Y, Huang E. Paenipeptin Analogues Potentiate Clarithromycin and Rifampin against mcr-1-Mediated Polymyxin-Resistant Escherichia coli In Vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 03 24; 64(4).