Mechanism of Selectivity of Antimicrobial Peptides
Cell membranes of bacteria are different from the cell membranes of plants and animals and are preferentially targeted by the antimicrobial proteins.
This diagram indicates antimicrobial peptides, hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction, plant and mammal membranes, bacterial membranes, cholesterol, and zwitterionic phospholipids.
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