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Polymixin B sulfate

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Polymixin B sulfate structure

Polymixin B sulfate 

structure
  • CAS No:

    1405-20-5

  • Formula:

    H2O4S.xUnspecified

  • Chemical Name:

    Polymixin B sulfate

  • Synonyms:

    Polymyxin B,sulfate (salt);Polymyxin B,sulfate;Polymixin B sulfate;Aerosporin;Mastimyxin;Polymyxin B1-polymyxin B2 sulfate;124847-90-1;125753-33-5;55208-60-1;159561-05-4

  • Categories:

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients  >  Antibiotics

Description

White SolidPolymyxin (Aerosporin) was discovered in 1947 almost simultaneouslyin three separate laboratories in the UnitedStates and Great Britain. As often happens whensimilar discoveries are made in widely separated laboratories,differences in nomenclature, referring to both theantibiotic-producing organism and the antibiotic itself, appearedin references to the polymyxins. Because the organismsfirst designated as Bacillus polymyxa and B.aerosporus Greer were found to be identical species, th

Polymixin B sulfate Basic Attributes

1301.56

1300.717307

215-774-7

2941 90 00

Characteristics

573.64000

2.54990

colorless or slightly yellow powder

217-220°C (dec.)

1651ºC at 760 mmHg

952.3ºC

soluble in water at 50mg/ml/n

2-8°C

Safety Information

III

6.1(b)

3249

3

22

22-24/25

TR1150000

Xn

P301 + P312 + P330

H302

Polymixin B sulfate Use and Manufacturing

Antibiotic with bactericidal action on E. coli. Binds to the lipid A portion of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. Induces pore formation in the membranes of cortex cells from excised sorghum roots. Mixture of Polymyxin B1 and B2 sulfate.Biological potency (dry basis): >6000U/mg.

Drug Function and Efficacy

No specific pharmacological effects mentioned

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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Registered Holders

  • NORTH CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL HUASHENG CO LTD

    United States United States
    Active
  • XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS

    Denmark Denmark
    Active
  • Biotika a.s.

    Slovakia Slovakia
    Active

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