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Chemical structures of polymyxin E (colistin) (a) and polymyxin B (b). The functional segments of polymyxins A: NR fatty acyl chain, B: linear tripeptide segment, C: the polar residues of the heptapeptide, D: the hydrophobic motif within the heptapeptide ring.
