Figure 1.
Stereochemical formula (A) and general molecular structure (B) of polymyxin B. Abbreviations: Fatty acid = 6-methyloctanoic acid for polymyxin B1, 6-methylheptanoic acid for B2, octanoic acid for B3, and heptanoic acid for B4, Dab = diaminobutyric acid, Thr = threonine, Phe = phenylalanine, Leu = leucine.