• Molecular NameColistin
  • SynonymNA
  • Weight1634.89
  • Drugbank_IDDB00803
  • ACS_NO1264-72-8
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  • LogP (experiment)N/A
  • LogP (predicted, AB/LogP v2.0)N/A
  • pkaN/A
  • LogD (pH=7, predicted)N/A
  • Solubility (experiment)564 mg/ml
  • LogS (predicted, ACD/Labs)(ph=7)N/A
  • LogSw (predicted, AB/LogsW2.0)N/A
  • Sw (mg/ml) (predicted, ACD/Labs)N/A
  • No.of HBond DonorsN/A
  • No.of HBond AcceptorsN/A
  • No.of Rotatable BondsN/A
  • TPSAN/A
  • StatusFDA approved
  • AdministrationTopical, oral, intravenous
  • PharmacologyA polymyxin antibiotic produced by certain strains of Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus. Colistin is a mixture of cyclic polypeptides colistin A and B. Colistin is effective against most Gram-negative bacilli and is used as a polypeptide antibiotic. It is one of the last resort antibiotics for multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter.
  • Absorption_valueN/A
  • Absorption (description)Very poor absorption from gastrointestinal tract.
  • Caco_2N/A
  • Bioavailability0.0
  • Protein binding56.0
  • Volume of distribution (VD)N/A
  • Blood/Plasma Partitioning ratio (D_blood)N/A
  • MetabollsmN/A
  • Half life5 h
  • ExcretionN/A
  • Urinary ExcretionN/A
  • CleranceN/A
  • ToxicityN/A
  • LD50 (rat)5450 mg/kg
  • LD50 (mouse)N/A