| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides |
| BnzAc | benzimidazole-1-acetyl |
| CD | circular dichroism |
| ClBnzAc | 2-(2-chlorophenyl) benzimidazole-1-acetyl |
| CPP | cell-penetrating peptide |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| f H | relative α-helix fraction |
| Gal | galanin |
| Galp | galparan |
| H | mean hydrophobicity |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| LD50 | peptide concentration sufficient to kill 50% of the peptide-treated cells |
| μH | mean hydrophobic moment |
| MIC | minimal inhibitory concentration |
| MitP | mitoparan |
| MP | mastoparan |
| MTT | 3-(4, 5-dimethylthazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NBnzAc | 2-nonylbenzimidazole-1-acetyl |
| PBnzAc | 2-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole-1-acetyl |
| RIP | RNA III inhibiting peptide |
| SDS | sodium dodecylsulfate |
| TFE | 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol |
| TP | transportan |
| TP10 | transportan 10 |
| Tris | tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane |