FAAH2
Fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 or FAAH2 (EC 3.5.1.99, oleamide hydrolase 2, anandamide amidohydrolase 2) is a member of the serine hydrolase family of enzymes.[3]
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| Aliases | FAAH2, AMDD, fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External IDs | OMIM: 300654 HomoloGene: 45263 GeneCards: FAAH2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 degrades endocannabinoids and defects in this enzyme have been associated with neurologic and psychiatric disorders.[4]
See also
References
- GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000165591 - Ensembl, May 2017
- "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- Wei BQ, Mikkelsen TS, McKinney MK, Lander ES, Cravatt BF (December 2006). "A second fatty acid amide hydrolase with variable distribution among placental mammals". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281 (48): 36569–78. doi:10.1074/jbc.M606646200. PMID 17015445.
- Sirrs S, van Karnebeek CD, Peng X, Shyr C, Tarailo-Graovac M, Mandal R, et al. (March 2015). "Defects in fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 in a male with neurologic and psychiatric symptoms". Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 10: 38. doi:10.1186/s13023-015-0248-3. PMC 4423390. PMID 25885783.
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