Regular ArticleBiochemistry of the Endogenous Ligands of Cannabinoid Receptors☆,☆☆
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Abbreviations used: 2-AG, 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol; CB1, cannabinoid receptor 1; CB2, cannabinoid receptor 2; SAR, structure–activity relationship;N-ArPE,N-arachidonoylphosphatidylethanolamine; DAG,sn-2-arachidonate containing diacylglycerols; FAAH, fatty acid amide hydrolase; PMSF, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride; NEM,N-ethylmaleimide; ATFMK, arachidonoyltrifluoromethyl ketone; MAFP, methylarachidonoyl fluorophosphonate; cannabimimetic, acting cannabinoid-like; endocannabinoids, compounds which occur endogenously (i.e., anandamide) and act cannabimimetically by binding to cannabinoid receptors.
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