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Our work focused on a solution to this problem by evaluating antibiotic activity against two bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli) of relevance in the field of foodstuffs. We used two approaches: (i) structural modification of the antimicrobial peptides and (ii) nano-vehiculisation of the modified peptides into polymer-coated liposomes. To achieve this, two antimicrobial peptides, herein named \u2018peptide +2\u2032 and \u2018peptide +5\u2032 were synthesised using the solid phase method. The physicochemical characterisation of the peptides was carried out using measurements of surface tension and dynamic light scattering. Additionally, nanoliposomes were elaborated by the ethanol injection method and coated with a cationic polymer (Eudragit E-100) through the layer-by-layer process. Liposome characterisation, in terms of size, polydispersity and zeta potential, was undertaken using dynamic light scattering. The results show that the degree of hydrophilic modification in the peptide leads to different characteristics of amphipathicity and subsequently to different physicochemical behaviour. On the other hand, antibacterial activity against both bacteria was slightly altered after modifying peptide sequence. 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