| APD | Antimicrobial peptide databases |
| AMPs | Antimicrobial peptides |
| ANTS | 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid |
| BF2 | Buforin II |
| CFU | Colony forming units |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DOPC | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DOPG | 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| ED50 | 50% effective dose |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| F2.3S | Frenatin 2.3S |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LB | Luria-Bertani media |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LUV | Large unilamellar vesicle |
| MAC | Minimum agglutination concentration |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentrations |
| MPEx | Membrane protein explorer |
| SMOs | Skin micro-organs |
| FITC | Fluorescein |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |