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Oleyl trifluoromethyl ketone is an analog of oleic acid (Item No. 90260) in which the COOH group is replaced by trifluoromethyl ketone. It is a potent inhibitor of FAAH, in both human and rat. In transfected COS-7 cells, 10 µM oleyl trifluoromethyl ketone inhibits 95.7% of human FAAH activity and 94.8% of rat FAAH activity.1,2
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1. Molecular characterization of an enzyme that degrades neuromodulatory fatty-
2. Molecular characterization of human and mouse fatty acid amide hydrolases. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94, 2238-2242 (1997).