White powder, hygroscopic, easily soluble in water.
Uses
Polymyxin B, N-sulfomethyl deriv., sodium salt was mainly used for sepsis, acute enteritis, urinary tract infection, bacillary dysentery, whooping cough, respiratory system infection, biliary tract infection, mixed infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ENT infection.
Synthesis
Polymyxin B, N-sulfomethyl deriv., sodium salt is producted by fermentation of Bacillus polymyxa var.colistinus.
