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                                                                Synonyms: Aerosporin®
                                 polymyxin B is an approved drug (FDA (1964, no prior history available)) Compound class: 
                                                            Peptide
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Polymyxin B is a mixture of the polypeptides polymyxins B1 and B2, both obtained from Bacillus polymyxa strains. It is an antibacterial compound that demonstrates bactericidal action against almost all Gram-negative bacilli except the Proteus group.
                                    
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Peptide | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1964) | 
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 490 | polymyxin B | 
| Synonyms  | 
| Aerosporin® | 
| Database Links  | |
| Specialist databases | |
| Antibiotic DB   | Polymyxin B | 
| Other databases | |
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL241797 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 381745019 | 
| PubChem CID | 4868 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | WQVJHHACXVLGBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | WQVJHHACXVLGBL | 
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| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | WQVJHHACXVLGBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | WQVJHHACXVLGBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |