Description
Colistinisanantimicrobialpeptide(AMP);itisapolymixin-familyantibioticinitiallyproducedbyspeciesofBacillus.Colistindisplaysantibacterialefficacyagainstgramnegativebacteria,interactingwiththebacterialoutermembrane,inducingtheformationofpores.ThispeptidealsoinhibitsNADHquinoneoxidoreductase.Colistinisnolongercommonlyusedduetoassociatedneurotoxicityandnephrotoxicity.