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IUPAC name
2,5-Piperazinedione
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Preferred IUPAC name
Piperazine-2,5-dione | |
Other names
Cyclic dipeptides, cyclo-dipeptides, DKPs, CDPs 2,5 dioxopiperazines (DOPs), dipeptide anhydrides
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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112112 | |
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
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EC Number |
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217756 | |
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PubChem CID
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Properties | |
C4H6N2O2 | |
Molar mass | 114.104 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 311–312 °C (592–594 °F; 584–585 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,5-Diketopiperazine is an organic compound with the formula (NHCH2C(O))2. The compound features a six-membered ring containing two amide groups at opposite positions in the ring. It was first compound containing a peptide bond to be characterized by X-ray crystallography in 1938.[1] It is the parent of a large class of 2,5-Diketopiperazines (2,5-DKPs) with the formula (NHCH2(R)C(O))2 (R = H, CH3, etc.). They are ubiquitous peptide in nature. They are often found in fermentation broths and yeast cultures as well as embedded in larger more complex architectures in a variety of natural products as well as several drugs.[2] In addition, they are often produced as degradation products of polypeptides, especially in processed foods and beverages.[3] They have also been identified in the contents of comets.[4]