Table 1.

List of AMPs approved by the FDA as medicines.

Name of AMP	Structure of AMP	Mechanism of Action	Reference
Gramicidin	Linear, forms a spiral	Pore formation from dimers	[87]
Colistin	Cyclic lipopeptide	Membrane-lytic peptide	[88]
Daptomycin	Cyclic lipopeptide	Membrane-lytic peptide	[89]
Vancomycin	Lipoglycopeptide	Inhibitor of cell wall synthesis	[90]
Oritavancin	Lipoglycopeptide	Dual-mechanism: membrane-lytic peptide and inhibitor of cell wall synthesis	[91]
Dalbavancin	Lipoglycopeptide	Inhibitor of cell wall synthesis
Telavancin	Lipoglycopeptide	Dual-mechanism: membrane-lytic peptide and inhibitor of cell wall synthesis
Teicoplanin	Lipoglycopeptide	Inhibitor of cell wall synthesis	[92]