Fatty acid amide hydrolase

Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) belongs to the serine hydrolase family of enzymes. The identification of this enzyme was led by the discovery and characterization of fatty acid amides, including anandamide and oleamide, as a fundamental class of endogenous signaling molecules. FAAH serves as the major metabolic re...

Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an intracellular amidase signature family of serine hydrolases enzyme, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of bioactive fatty acid ethanolamides such as anandamide and oleoylethanolamide. FAAH serves as the major metabolic regulator of many of the endogenous fatty acid amides, exhibit...