1D	One-dimensional
2-CTC	2-chlorotrityl resin
3D	Three-dimensional
ACN	Acetonitrile
ATI	Activity/toxicity index
ATTC	American Type Culture Collection
BMRB	Biological magnetic resonance data bank
CC	Cytotoxic concentration
CF	5-carboxyfluorescein
cTI	Cyclic Tachyplesin I
cTII	Cyclic Tachyplesin II
cTIII	Cyclic Tachyplesin III
cTI–cTIII	Cyclic Tachyplesin I, II and III
DS	Doxyl-stearic acid
E.COSY	Exclusive correlation spectra
ESI-MS	Electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
Fmoc	9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
HC50	Hemolytic concentration necessary for 50% lysis of RBCs
HDP	Host defense peptide
KSV	Stern – Volmer constant
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LUV	Large unilamellar vesicle
MCC	Minimal cytotoxic concentration
MHC	Minimal hemolytic concentration
MIC	Minimal inhibitory concentration
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
NOESY	Nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PDB	Protein data bank
PC	Phosphatidylcholine
PS	Phosphatidylserine
PG	Phosphatidylglycerol
P/L	Peptide-to-lipid ratio
POPC	1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine
POPS	1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine
POPG	1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1′-rac-glycerol)
RBCs	Red blood cells
RP-HPLC	Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
RT	Retention time
RU	Response unit
SEM	Standard error of mean
SPPS	Solid phase peptide synthesis
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
SUV	Small unilamellar vesicle
TI	Tachyplesin I
TII	Tachyplesin II
TIII	Tachyplesin III
TI–TIII	Tachyplesin I, II and III
TFA	Trifluoroacetic acid
TOCSY	Total correlated spectroscopy