Abstract:
:Anandamide (arachidonylethanolamide) has been identified as a brain constituent that selectively binds to the cannabinoid receptor and possesses cannabimimetic activity. Cytochromes P450 catalyze the oxidation of arachidonic acid to several metabolites possessing very potent pharmacological activity. We examined whether P450 would also metabolize anandamide, and whether cannabidiol (a cannabinoid which inactivates several P450s) would affect this metabolism. Mouse hepatic P450s were found to metabolize anandamide to at least 10 different metabolites, four of which were characterized by mass spectrometry. Cannabidiol selectively inhibited the formation of two of these four anandamide metabolites. The significance of anandamide metabolism remains to be explored.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Bornheim LM,Kim KY,Chen B,Correia MAdoi
10.1006/bbrc.1993.2541subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-12-15 00:00:00pages
740-6issue
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0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006291X83725416journal_volume
197pub_type
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