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Stomoxyn is an insect antimicrobial peptide localised in the gut epithelium which functions in killing a range of microorganisms parasites and some viruses. In water stomoxyn has a flexible random coil in structure while in trifluoroethanol it adopts a stable helical structure. Structural similarities to the antimicrobial peptide cecropin A from Hyalophora cecropia suggest that it may function in a similar manner by disrupting the bacterial membrane.