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27655

Colistin sodium methanesulfonate

from Bacillus colistinus

Synonym(s):

Colimycin sodium methanesulfonate, Methanesulfonic acid derivative of Polymyxin E, Polymyxin E sodium methanesulfonate

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1 g

Estimated to ship onSeptember 08, 2026fromMILWAUKEE

$198.00
5 g

Estimated to ship onSeptember 08, 2026fromMILWAUKEE

$822.00
$616.50

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C58H115N16Na5O28S5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1759.90
NACRES:
NA.85
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
EC Number:
232-516-9
MDL number:

$198.00


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biological source

Bacillus colistinus

Quality Segment

form

powder or crystals

ign. residue

~20%

loss

≤5.0% loss on drying

color

white to off-white

pH

6.5-8.5

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria

mode of action

cell membrane | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].CS([O-])(=O)=O.CS([O-])(=O)=O.CS([O-])(=O)=O.CS([O-])(=O)=O.CS([O-])(=O)=O.CCC(C)CCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCN)C(=O)N[C@H]1CCNC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCN)NC(=O)[C@@H](CCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CCN)NC1=O)C(C)O

InChI

1S/C53H100N16O13.5CH4O3S.5Na/c1-9-30(6)12-10-11-13-41(72)60-33(14-20-54)48(77)69-43(32(8)71)53(82)65-36(17-23-57)45(74)64-38-19-25-59-52(81)42(31(7)70)68-49(78)37(18-24-58)62-44(73)34(15-21-55)63-50(79)39(26-28(2)3)67-51(80)40(27-29(4)5)66-46(75)35(16-22-56)61-47(38)76;5*1-5(2,3)4;;;;;/h28-40,42-43,70-71H,9-27,54-58H2,1-8H3,(H,59,81)(H,60,72)(H,61,76)(H,62,73)(H,63,79)(H,64,74)(H,65,82)(H,66,75)(H,67,80)(H,68,78)(H,69,77);5*1H3,(H,2,3,4);;;;;/q;;;;;;5*+1/p-5/t30?,31-,32-,33+,34-,35+,36+,37+,38+,39+,40-,42+,43+;;;;;;;;;;/m1........../s1

InChI key

WSDSONZFNWDYGZ-BKFDUBCBSA-I

General description

Chemical structure: peptide

Application

Colistin sodium methanesulfate is used to permeabilize bacterial cell membranes and to study mannose-resistant haemagglutination.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Colistin sodium methanesulfate is a cyclopolypeptide antibiotic with endotoxin-binding capacity Colistin′s activity stems from the hydrophobic and hydrophillic regions. They solubilze the cytoplasmic membrane which contributes to the bactericidal effect .
Mode of Action: Binds to lipids on the cell cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and disrupts the cell wall integrity.
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria.

Packaging

1g, 5g

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Keep in a dry place. Keep in a dry place.

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description

from Bacillus colistinus

description

89.0-100.5% anhydrous basis

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description

≥95.0% (HPLC)

mode of action

cell membrane | interferes

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

form

powder or crystals

form

powder

form

crystalline powder

form

powder or crystals

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

biological source

Bacillus colistinus

biological source

synthetic (chemical)

biological source

-

biological source

semisynthetic


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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  1. For how long can product 27655 (Colistin Sodium Methanesulfonate) be stored at RT in powder form before loosing any efficacy? Can you provide any RT storage stability/efficacy data?

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