Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
Long-chain N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) elicit a variety of biological and pharmacological effects. Anandamide (20:4n-6 NAE) and other polyunsaturated NAEs bind to the cannabinoid receptor and may thus serve as highly specific lipid mediators of cell signalling. NAEs can be formed by phospholipase D-catalyzed hydrolysis of N-acylethanolamine phospholipids or by direct condensation of ethanolamine and fatty acid. So far, most of the latter biosynthetic activity has been shown to be the reverse reaction of the NAE amidohydrolase that catalyzes NAE degradation. Thus, increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that the N-acylation-phosphodiesterase pathway yields not only saturated-monounsaturated NAEs, but polyunsaturated ones, including anandamide, as well.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0009-3084
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The N-acylation-phosphodiesterase pathway and cell signalling.
pubmed:affiliation
Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin 55912, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't