Diketopiperazine
A cyclic dipeptide, −18.011 Da, formed by intramolecular attack at the N-terminus. Common in proline-rich short peptides.
Related terms
- Pyroglutamate
- Cyclisation of an N-terminal glutamine or glutamate, −17.027 or −18.011 Da. Also the native N-terminus of GnRH, where acid stress opens it to +18.011.
see also Diketopiperazine
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