Biosynthesis and physiological functions of N-acyl amino acids

N-acyl amino acids are lipid signalling molecules that have recently been identified in biological systems. These lipids are structurally related to the endocannabinoids, although they do not activate cannabinoid receptors. In 2001, N-arachidonoyl glycine was the first signalling lipid in this group...

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Main Author: Waluk, Dominik Paweł
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för genetik, mikrobiologi och toxikologi 2012
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-75766
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7447-523-4