| AMP | antimicrobial peptide |
| BcSI | Bactericidal Selectivity Index |
| BSI | Bacteriostatic Selectivity Index |
| CCA | α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid matrix |
| Cf | 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein |
| CIP | ciprofloksacin |
| CPP | cell-penetrating peptide |
| DCC | N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DCM | dichloromethane |
| DHB | 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid matrix |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| DIPCI | N,N′-diisopropylocarbodiimide |
| DIPEA | N,N-diisopropylethylamine |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| EtBr | ethidium bromide |
| HATU | (1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4 ,5-b]pyridinium 3-oxide hexafluorophosphate |
| HEK293 | human embryonic kidney cells |
| HeLa | human cervical cancer cells |
| HepG2 | human liver cancer cells |
| HL-60 | human myeloid leukemia cells |
| HOAt | 1-hydroksy-7-azabenzotriazol |
| HOBt | 1-hydroxybenzotriazole |
| IH50 | Minimum Hemolytic Concentration |
| LLC-PK1 | old male pig kidney cells |
| LVX | levofloxacin |
| LVX-NHS | levofloxacin-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester |
| MBC | Minimal Bactericidal Concentration |
| MDR | multidrug-resistance |
| MHA | Mueller Hinton Agar |
| MHB | Mueller Hinton Broth |
| MIC | Minimal Inhibitory Concentration |
| MSI | Mycostatic Selectivity Index |
| Mtt | 4-methyltrityl |
| NMM | N-methylmorpholine |
| Npys | Npys |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TAT | trans-activator protein |
| TBTU | N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-O-(benzotriazol-1-yl)uroniumtetrafluoroborate |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |