Base- and acid-catalyzed interconversions of O-acyl- and N-acyl- ethanolamines: A cautionary note for lipid analyses

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 657-662

  Markey, S P ^a   Dudding, T ^a   Wang, Tao Chin L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Arachidonoylethanolamide; Mass spectrometry; Palmitoylethanolamide

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LIPID; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACIDS; ALKALIES; AMIDES; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; ETHANOLAMINES; PALMITIC ACIDS; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS;

EID: 0034002507     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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