Imidazole dipeptides have been been linked to beneficial effects such as relieving fatigue and, with far less credibility, preventing dementia, and
a new study has found that 2-oxo-imidazole-containing dipeptides (2-oxo-IDPs), which have one more oxygen atom than normal imidazole dipeptides, are the most common variety of imidazole dipeptides derivatives in the body.