1. TLC, atomic absorption, and electronic spectroscopies were used to characterise the reaction products.

2. Colorimetry, Phospholipids, Polymers, Quantitative analysis Bilayer localization of membrane-active peptides studied in biomimetic vesicles by visible and fluorescence spectroscopies Depth of bilayer penetration and effects on lipid mobility conferred by the membrane-active peptides magainin, melittin, and a hydrophobic helical sequence KKA(LA