OBO ID: CHEBI:34650

Term Name:	colistimethate sodium		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	colistimethate colistimethate sodium Colistin methanesulfonate Colistin sodium methanesulfonate colistin sulfomethate colistin sulfomethate sodium pentasodium colistinmethanesulfonate sodium colistimethate sodium colistin methanesulfonate sodium colistinemethanesulfonate
Definition:	A mixture where R = H or Me. Colistin in which each of the primary amino groups is converted to the corresponding aminomethanesulfonic acid sodium salt, commonly by the action of formaldehyde followed by sodium bisulfite. A polymyxin antibiotic derivative, it is used in the treatment of severe infections, particularly of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.
References:	CAS:8068-28-8 DrugBank:DB01111 KEGG:C13553 KEGG:D02049 PMID:16931410 PMID:18625681
Ontology:	ChEBI  ( EBI )