Fatty-acid amide hydrolase 1

Definition:

Catalyzes the hydrolysis of endogenous amidated lipids like the sleep-inducing lipid oleamide ((9Z)-octadecenamide), the endocannabinoid anandamide (N-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-ethanolamine), as well as other fatty amides, to their corresponding fatty acids, thereby regulating the signaling functions of these molecules. Hydrolyzes polyunsaturated substrate anandamide preferentially as compared to monounsaturated substrates. It can also catalyze the hydrolysis of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-glycerol). FAAH cooperates with PM20D1 in the hydrolysis of amino acid-conjugated fatty acids such as N-fatty acyl glycine and N-fatty acyl-L-serine, thereby acting as a physiological regulator of specific subsets of intracellular, but not of extracellular, N-fatty acyl amino acids (By similarity).

References:

[1]. D K Giang, et al. Molecular characterization of human and mouse fatty acid amide hydrolases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Mar 18;94(6):2238-42. [Content Brief]

[2]. Binqing Q Wei, et al. A second fatty acid amide hydrolase with variable distribution among placental mammals. J Biol Chem. 2006 Dec 1;281(48):36569-78. [Content Brief]

[3]. Martin Kaczocha, et al. Lipid droplets are novel sites of N-acylethanolamine inactivation by fatty acid amide hydrolase-2. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jan 22;285(4):2796-806. [Content Brief]

[4]. Shuqi Xie, et al. Inactivation of lipid glyceryl ester metabolism in human THP1 monocytes/macrophages by activated organophosphorus insecticides: role of carboxylesterases 1 and 2. Chem Res Toxicol. 2010 Dec 20;23(12):1890-904. [Content Brief]

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