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C4461

Sigma-Aldrich

Colistin sulfate salt

≥19,000 IU/mg

Synonym(s):

Polymyxin E

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CAS Number:
1264-72-8
EC Number:
215-034-3
MDL number:
MFCD00146495
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
eCl@ss:
34050906
NACRES:
NA.85

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biological source

microbial

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥19000 IU/mg ((EP, dried substance))

form

powder

specific activity

≥19,000 IU/mg

storage condition

(Tightly closed. Dry.)

concentration

≤ 100%

technique(s)

microbe id | susceptibility testing: suitable

color

white to off-white

suitability

suitable for microbiological tests

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria

application(s)

microbiology

Mode of action

cell membrane | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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InChI

1S/C53H100N16O13.H2O4S/c1-9-30(6)12-10-11-13-41(72)60-33(14-20-54)48(77)69-43(32(8)71)53(82)65-36(17-23-57)45(74)64-38-19-25-59-52(81)42(31(7)70)68-49(78)37(18-24-58)62-44(73)34(15-21-55)63-50(79)39(26-28(2)3)67-51(80)40(27-29(4)5)66-46(75)35(16-22-56)61-47(38)76;1-5(2,3)4/h28-40,42-43,70-71H,9-27,54-58H2,1-8H3,(H,59,81)(H,60,72)(H,61,76)(H,62,73)(H,63,79)(H,64,74)(H,65,82)(H,66,75)(H,67,80)(H,68,78)(H,69,77);(H2,1,2,3,4)/t30?,31-,32-,33+,34+,35+,36+,37+,38+,39+,40-,42+,43+;/m1./s1

InChI key

ZJIWRHLZXQPFAD-LRYSGCCDSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: peptide

Application

Colistin sulfate is used to permeabilize bacterial cell membranes and to study mannose-resistant haemagglutination and antibiotic resistance in certain organisms such as A. baumannii . It has been used to study hephrotoxicity in the rat kidney , and MICs, time-kill kinetics, and postantibiotic effect (PAE) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa .

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mode of Action: Binds to lipids on the cell cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and disrupts the cell wall integrity.
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria.
Mode of Action: Binds to lipids on the cell cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and disrupts the cell wall integrity.
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria. It is proposed that renal reabsorption of colistin may involve organic cation transporters and peptide transporters and that the process is sensitive to pH .

Analysis Note

Freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in acetone and in ethanol (96%)

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P330 + P331 + P310

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Peng Cui et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 60(11), 6867-6871 (2016-09-08)
Persisters are small populations of quiescent bacterial cells that survive exposure to bactericidal antibiotics and are responsible for many persistent infections and posttreatment relapses. However, little is known about how to effectively kill persister bacteria. In the work presented here
Deepesh Nagarajan et al.
Science advances, 5(7), eaax1946-eaax1946 (2019-07-30)
Drug resistance is a public health concern that threatens to undermine decades of medical progress. ESKAPE pathogens cause most nosocomial infections, and are frequently resistant to carbapenem antibiotics, usually leaving tigecycline and colistin as the last treatment options. However, increasing
Lisa M Leung et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 57(3) (2018-12-21)
Acinetobacter baumannii is a prevalent nosocomial pathogen with a high incidence of multidrug resistance. Treatment of infections due to this organism with colistin, a last-resort antibiotic of the polymyxin class, can result in the emergence of colistin-resistant strains. Colistin resistance
Lang Sun et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 64(6) (2020-04-02)
Polymyxins are increasingly used as the critical last-resort therapeutic options for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Unfortunately, polymyxin resistance has increased gradually over the past few years. Although studies on polymyxin mechanisms are expanding, systemwide analyses of the underlying mechanism for polymyxin
José María Saugar et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 50(4), 1251-1256 (2006-03-30)
Acinetobacter baumannii has successfully developed resistance against all common antibiotics, including colistin (polymyxin E), the last universally active drug against this pathogen. The possible widespread distribution of colistin-resistant A. baumannii strains may create an alarming clinical situation. In a previous
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