CellWell record HH-19933
Molecular characterization of an enzyme that degrades neuromodulatory fatty-acid amides
Cravatt BF; Giang DK; Mayfield SP; Boger DL; Lerner RA; Gilula NB
Nature ยท 1996
In plain language
In rats, researchers cloned and characterized fatty acid amide hydrolase, a membrane-bound enzyme that breaks down the fatty-acid amides oleamide and anandamide into inactive fatty acid products.
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