Antimicrobial Peptides: Their Role as Infection-Selective Tracers for Molecular Imaging
Figure 4
Overview of possible interaction mechanism following peptide interaction with the bacterial cell membrane [53], that is, (a) barrel-stave model (pore formation), (b) toroidal model (pore formation), and (c) carpet model (membrane disruption). Red coloured peptide regions: hydrophilic; blue coloured peptide regions: hydrophobic.
