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diketopiperazine

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Main Entry: di·ke·to·pi·per·a·zine
Pronunciation: (")dI-"kEt-O-pI-'per-&-"zEn
Function: noun
1 : acompound C4H6N2O2 that is obtainable from two molecules of glycine by dehydration and may be regarded as a cyclic dipeptide
2 : any ofvarious cyclic compounds formed similarly to diketopiperazine from alpha-amino acids other than glycine or obtained by partial hydrolysis of proteins
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diketopiperazine di·ke·to·pi·per·a·zine (dī-kē'tō-pī-pěr'ə-zēn')
n.

  1. A cyclic dipeptide formed by the dehydration of two molecules of glycine.

  2. Any of various cyclic organic compounds formed by the dehydration of alpha-amino acids other than glycine.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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