Identification and recombinant expression of anandamide hydrolyzing enzyme from <it>Dictyostelium discoideum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Anandamide (Arachidonoyl ethanolamide) is a potent bioactive lipid studied extensively in humans, which regulates several neurobehavioral processes including pain, feeding and memory. Bioactivity is terminated when hydrolyzed into fr...

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Main Authors: Neelamegan Dhamodharan, Schoenhofen Ian C, Richards James C, Cox Andrew D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/124