colistin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001407",
  "term": "colistin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "colistin sulfate"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "polymyxins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "colistina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/colistin/"
}