Stearoyl ethanolamide is a member of the family of fatty N-acyl ethanolamines collectively called anandamides. Stearoyl ethanolamide is the most abundant of several fatty acid ethanolamides produced by the PLD hydrolysis of mouse neuroblastoma cell membrane phospholipids.1 The specific role of stearoyl ethanolamide in the cannabinergic system is still to be elucidated.
1
Di Marzo, V., De Petrocellis, L., Sepe, N., et al. Biosynthesis of anandamide and related acylethanolamides in mouse J774 macrophages and N18 neuroblastoma cells. Biochem J316977-984(1996).
Synonyms
Stearic Acid Ethanolamide
Ceramid
Formal Name
N-(2-hydroxyethyl) octadecanamide
CAS Number
111-57-9
Molecular Formula
C20H41NO2
Formula Weight
327.6
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Purity
>98%
Stability
2 years
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature
in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCO
Background Reading
Di Marzo, V., De Petrocellis, L., Sepe, N., et al. Biosynthesis of anandamide and related acylethanolamides in mouse J774 macrophages and N18 neuroblastoma cells. Biochem J316977-984(1996).
Stearoyl Ethanolamide is available in the following screening
library: