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3′(2′)-O-glycyl-adenosine-5′-monophosphate is an intermediate in the conversion of N-[imidazolyl-(1)-carbonyl]-glycine to diketopiperazine in the presence of adenosine-5′-monophosphate. The significance of these observations to prebiotic chemistry is discussed.
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Abbreviations
- AMP:
-
adenosine-5′-monophosphate
- A:
-
adenosine
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Brack, A., Ehler, K.W. & Orgel, L.E. N, N′-carbonyldiimidazole-induced diketopiperazine formation in aqueous solution in the presence of adenosine-5′-monophosphate. J Mol Evol 8, 307–310 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739255
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