Product name:Colistin sulfate
CAS:1264-72-8
Molecular Formula:2(C52H98N16O13).5(H2SO4)
Formula Weight:2801.27
Specification:1g
Description:
Colistin (polymyxin E) is a polymyxin antibiotic produced by certain strains of Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus. Colistin is a mixture of cyclic polypeptides colistin A and B. Colistin is effective against most Gram-negative bacilli and is used as a polypeptide antibiotic. It is one of the last resort antibiotics for multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter. New Delhi metallo-β-Lactamase multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have also shown susceptibility to Colistin.