[Studies on the compounds related to colistin. VIII. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of alpha-acyltetrapeptides (author's transl)].
1974
T Kurihara, and
H Ito
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D009842
Oligopeptides
Peptides composed of between two and twelve amino acids.
Oligopeptide
D003091
Colistin
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.
A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and animal parasites. Many species are of considerable economic importance due to their pathogenic effects on agriculture and livestock.
June 1978,
Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Erste Abteilung Originale. Reihe A: Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Parasitologie,