polymyxin b-2

Polymyxin B2 is an antibiotic primarily utilized for resistant Gram-negative infections. It is derived from the bacterium Bacillus polymyxa.

Polymyxin E1, a peptide antibiotic and key component of the cationic lipopeptide antibiotic colistin, was initially extracted from B. polymyxa. It demonstrates effectiveness against P. aeruginosa and E. coli, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 2 µg/ml and 0.8 µg/ml, respectively.

Polymyxin B2, a significant component of polymyxin B, is an antibiotic cationic lipopeptide initially derived from B. polymyxa. This compound effectively inhibits P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae, and E. cloacae strains, exhibiting minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 1-2, 0.5-1, 0.25-0.5, and 0.25-1 µg/ml, respectively. Notably, in a mouse model of P. aeruginosa bloodstream infection, administration of polymyxin B2 at a dosage of 4 mg/kg has been shown to decrease the number of colony-forming units (CFUs) in the blood.