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Polymyxin B

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005082

A mixture of polymyxins B1 and B2, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. They are basic polypeptides of about eight amino acids and have cationic detergent action on cell membranes. Polymyxin B is used for infections with gram-negative organisms, but may be neurotoxic and nephrotoxic.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005082
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPolymyxins
TranslationsSpanish: polimixina B
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005082",
  "term": "Polymyxin B",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A mixture of polymyxins B1 and B2, obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. They are basic polypeptides of about eight amino acids and have cationic detergent action on cell membranes. Polymyxin B is used for infections with gram-negative organisms, but may be neurotoxic and nephrotoxic.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "polymyxins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "polimixina B"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/polymyxin-b/"
}

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