| OBO ID: CHEBI:59062 |
| Term Name: | polymyxin | Search Ontology: | |
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| Definition: | Polymyxins are antibiotics with a general structure consisting of a cyclic peptide with a long hydrophobic tail. They disrupt the structure of the bacterial cell membrane by interacting with its phospholipids. Polymyxins are produced by the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus polymyxa and are selectively toxic for Gram-negative bacteria. | ||
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| Ontology: | ChEBI ( EBI ) |
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