Dopamine arachidonic acid derivatives

FIGURE 8.1 The principal endogenous cannabinoids. Anandamide and 2-arachidonyl glycerol (2-AG) are the most well-studied endocannabinoids however, conjugates with other fatty acids such as palmitic and eicosapenteneoic acid are well known. Novel structures such as virodhamine and noladin ether have also been reported. Arachidonic acid derivatives with other molecules such as dopamine (NADA) and glycine (NAGly) are also known. 

A recently proposed explanation of PD involves the formation of adducts between dopamine and the products of the peroxidation of arachidonic acid and docosahexanoic acid (Liu et ah, 2008b). At least two compounds, hexanoyl-dopamine and propanoyl-dopamine, derived... 

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