Fatty acid amide

Chemical structure of oleamide, an FAA derived from the fatty acid oleic acid

Fatty acid amides (FAAs) are amides formed from a fatty acid and an amine. In biochemistry, FFAs which have ethanolamine as the amine component are known as N-acylethanolamines and they play an important role in chemical signalling.^[1]

Natural occurrences

Aliphatic amides can be found in Zanthoxylum species found in Nigeria.^[2]

See also

• Fatty acid amide hydrolase
• Fatty acid ester

References

1. ↑ McKinney, Michele K.; Cravatt, Benjamin F. (2005). "Structure and Function of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase". Annual Review of Biochemistry 74 (1): 411–432. doi:10.1146/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133450. ISSN 0066-4154. 
2. ↑ The Nigerian Zanthoxylum; Chemical and biological values. S. K. Adesina, Afr. J. Trad. CAM, 2005, volume 2, issue 3, pages 282-301 (article)

Further reading

• Cravatt, B. F. (2004). "Functional disassociation of the central and peripheral fatty acid amide signaling systems". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (29): 10821–10826. doi:10.1073/pnas.0401292101. ISSN 0027-8424. 

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