An application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and fluorescent microscopy to study in detail some approaches of biological activity realization of plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) at the cellular level could be appeared like mean “starting point” for their goal seeking followed selection to be practical used in medicine, veterinary and agriculture, further to design of “antimicrobial compositions” involving several AMPs with different modes.
plant antimicrobial peptides, atomic force microscopy, fluorescent microscopy, mode of action, cellular level of arrangement
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