Polyunsaturated Alkamides
"Polyunsaturated Alkamides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Amides composed of unsaturated aliphatic FATTY ACIDS linked with AMINES by an amide bond. They are most prominent in ASTERACEAE; PIPERACEAE; and RUTACEAE; and also found in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; POACEAE; and SOLANACEAE. They are recognized by their pungent taste and for causing numbing and salivation.
Descriptor ID |
D053284
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.160 D02.455.326.271.060 D02.455.326.397.675
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Concept/Terms |
Polyunsaturated Alkamides- Polyunsaturated Alkamides
- Alkamides, Polyunsaturated
- Alkylamides, Polyunsaturated
- Polyunsaturated Alkylamides
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyunsaturated Alkamides" by people in Profiles.
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Burstein SH. N-Acyl Amino Acids (Elmiric Acids): Endogenous Signaling Molecules with Therapeutic Potential. Mol Pharmacol. 2018 03; 93(3):228-238.
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Jourdan T, Godlewski G, Cinar R, Bertola A, Szanda G, Liu J, Tam J, Han T, Mukhopadhyay B, Skarulis MC, Ju C, Aouadi M, Czech MP, Kunos G. Activation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome in infiltrating macrophages by endocannabinoids mediates beta cell loss in type 2 diabetes. Nat Med. 2013 Sep; 19(9):1132-40.
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Burstein S. The elmiric acids: biologically active anandamide analogs. Neuropharmacology. 2008 Dec; 55(8):1259-64.
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Burstein SH, Huang SM, Petros TJ, Rossetti RG, Walker JM, Zurier RB. Regulation of anandamide tissue levels by N-arachidonylglycine. Biochem Pharmacol. 2002 Oct 01; 64(7):1147-50.
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Burstein SH, Rossetti RG, Yagen B, Zurier RB. Oxidative metabolism of anandamide. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2000 Apr; 61(1-2):29-41.
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Burstein SH, Young JK, Wright GE. Relationships between eicosanoids and cannabinoids. Are eicosanoids cannabimimetic agents?. Biochem Pharmacol. 1995 Nov 27; 50(11):1735-42.