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