Compound ID | 2679

Polymyxin P

Class: Antimicrobial peptide

Spectrum of activity: Gram-negative
Details of activity: Active against Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhosa, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae; slight activity towards Corynebacterium diphtheriae; disrupts integrity of cell membrane
Description: Natural product from Bacillus polymyxa; active against phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora and Erwinia carotovora
Year first mentioned: 1969
Development status: Experimental

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