Fatty acid amide hydrolase substrate specificity.
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), also referred to as oleamide hydrolase and anandamide amidohydrolase, is a serine hydrolase responsible for the degradation of endogenous oleamide and anandamide, fatty acid amides that function as chemical messengers. FAAH hydrolyzes a range of fatty acid amides, and the present study examines the relative rates of hydrolysis of a variety of natural and unnatural fatty acid primary amide substrates using pure recombinant rat FAAH.
Boger
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DL
Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. boger@scripps.edu
Fecik
R A
RA
Patterson
J E
JE
Miyauchi
H
H
Patricelli
M P
MP
Cravatt
B F
BF
D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006868:Hydrolysis; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases
D000581:Amidohydrolases; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases