Protein Name fatty acid amide hydrolase
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 2166
Gene Symbol

FAAH

UniProt O00519 (FAAH1_HUMAN), Q9UG55 (Q9UG55_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 455
Total Number of Articles : 546
Description

fatty acid amide hydrolase

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a protein that is responsible for the hydrolysis of a number of primary and secondary fatty acid amides, including the neuromodulatory compounds anandamide and oleamide. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • fatty-acid amide hydrolase 1
  • anandamide amidohydrolase 1
  • fatty acid ester hydrolase
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Properties