| MAPs | cationic membrane-active peptides |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| KP | potassium phosphate |
| TFE | trifluoroethanol |
| RP-HPLC | reversed-phase HPLC |
| MIC | minimal inhibitory concentration |
| MHC | minimal hemolytic concentration |
| Chol | cholesterol |
| PC | chicken egg phosphatidylcholine |
| PS | porcine brain phosphatidylserine |
| PE | linear dichroism |
| PG | E. coli phosphatidylglycerol |
| SM | porcine brain sphingomyelin |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| CD | Circular Dichroism |
| MH | Mueller–Hinton |
| ONPG | o-nitrophenyl-β-d-galactoside |
| NPN | 1-N-phenylnaphthylamine |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| AAC | Acoustic AC |