*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GH1576000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Colistin A
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7722-44-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0604503
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C53-H100-N16-O13
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1169.69
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Polymixin E1
   * Polymyxin E1
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- ,  Berdy, J., Boca
   Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4(1),338,1980
 
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