title: Synthesis of 2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-Icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenamidoethyl-d(4) Dihydrogen Phosphate, Tetra-deuterated pAEA.
abstract: A labile intermediate phospho-anandamide (2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenamidoethyl dihydrogen phosphate, pAEA) has been identified in mouse brain and macrophages, but its precise quantitation was difficult because of its low concentration and chemical instability. We report the synthesis of tetra-deuterated pAEA from 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate-1,1,2,2-d(4) and (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoate. The compound will be used to quantitate the pAEA necessary for a novel biosynthetic pathway.
authors.affiliation: Drug Design and Synthesis Section, Chemical Biology Research Branch, 5625 Fishers Lane, Room 4N03, National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, MSC 9415, MD 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Kejun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Bijali
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: Raj K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Razdan
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kunos
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Kenner C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Rice