endocannabinoid

A class of cannabinoids present in mammalian biological fluids and tissues that activate cannabinoid receptors.

ChEBI ID: 67197

Members (6)

Member	Definition	Role
anandamide	An N-acylethanolamine 20:4 resulting from the formal condensation of carboxy group of arachidonic acid with the amino group of ethanolamine.	anandamide
glyceryl 2-arachidonate	An endocannabinoid and an endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2). It is an ester formed from omega-6-arachidonic acid and glycerol.	2-arachidonoylglycerol
N-(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-docosahexaenoylethanolamine	An N-acylethanolamine 22:6 that is the ethanolamide of (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-docosahexaenoic acid.	N-(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-docosahexaenoylethanolamine
n-oleoylethanolamine	An N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine that is the ethanolamide of oleic acid. The monounsaturated analogue of the endocannabinoid anandamide.	oleoyl ethanolamide
noladin ether	A monoalkylglycerol that is glycerol which is substituted by a (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraen-1-yl group at position 2.	2-arachidonyl glyceryl ether
palmidrol	An N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine that is the ethanolamide of palmitic (hexadecanoic) acid.	palmitoyl ethanolamide