SKU: C073  / 
    CAS Number: 8068-28-8

    Colistin Sodium Methanesulfonate

    $138.50 - $1,030.00
    Colistin Sodium Methanesulfonate

    Colistin Sodium Methanesulfonate is considered an inactive prodrug of colistin, which means it is inactive until converted into colistin by cellular enzymes. It is prepared by the reaction of colistin with formaldehyde, followed by sodium bisulfate. It is also less potent and less toxic than colistin sulfate and is effective against Gram-negative bacteria. Colistin works by targeting the bacterial cell membrane, leading to reduced permeability and cell death.  The product is being explored with renewed interest as a possible anti-tuberculosis agent.

    We also offer:

    • Colistin Sulfate, USP (C083)
    • Colistin Sulfate, EP (C039)

     

    Mechanism of Action THe mechamism of action of Colistin Methanesulfonate has not been fully expllored, and has only been described from a histological and genomics perspective.  Researchers used a GCxGC-TOFMS metabolomics approach and found that the prdouct acts by disrupting the cell wall of Mycobacteria.  
    Spectrum Colistin primarily targets and disrupts the cell wall of Gram negative bacteria and Mycobacteria.
    Microbiology Applications Colistin is commonly used in clinical in vitro microbiological antimicrobial susceptibility tests (panels, discs, and MIC strips) against gram negative microbial isolates. Medical microbiologists use AST results to recommend antibiotic treatment options for infected patients. Representative MIC values include:
    • Shigella spp. 64 µg/mL -128 µg/mL
    • Haemophilus influenzae 0.4 µg/mL – 0.8 µg/mL
    • For a complete list of colistin MIC values, click here.
    Molecular Formula C58H115N16Na5O28S5
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    Koen N, van Breda SV and Loots DT (2018) Elucidating the antimicrobial mechanisms of Colistin Sulfate on Mycobacterium tuberculosis using metabolomics. Tuberculosis 1111:14-19 PMID 30029902

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    MIC Cunninghamella bertholletiae (5633)| 16 － ?| 1101| Cunninghamella bertholletiae (6694)| 16 － ?| 1101| Cunninghamella bertholletiae (6733)| 32 － ?| 1101| Diplococcus pneumoniae| 400 － >400| 1413| Haemophilus influenzae| 0.4 － 0.8| 1413| Mucor circinelloides (4030)| 16 － ?| 1101| Mucor circinelloides (4480)| 16 － ?| 1101| Mucor circinelloides (4818)| 32 － ?| 1101| Mucor circinelloides (5904)| 16 － ?| 1101| Pseudomonas tabaci| 2 － ?| 1431| Rhizopus bertholletiae (6254)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus homothallicus (5790)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus homothallicus (5910)| 32 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus homothallicus (6360)| 32 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus microsporus (6164)| 32 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (3140)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (4153)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (4549)| 32 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (5496)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (5799)| 8 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (5879)| 32 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (6093)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus oryzae (6725)| 16 － ?| 1101| Rhizopus sp. (4523)| 16 － ?| 1101| Treponema hyodysenteriae| >100 － ?| 1427|