Function and Biology

Structure of Arabidopsis fatty acid amide hydrolase mutant S305A

Source organism: Arabidopsis thaliana
Biochemical function: N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine deacylase activity
Biological process: N-acylethanolamine metabolic process
Cellular component: plastid

EC 3.5.1.99: Fatty acid amide hydrolase

Reaction catalysed:
Anandamide + H(2)O = arachidonic acid + ethanolamine
Systematic name:
Fatty acylamide amidohydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Anandamide amidohydrolase
  • FAAH
  • Oleamide hydrolase

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF01425
Domain description: Amidase
Occurring in:
  1. Fatty acid amide hydrolase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8eww contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF01425 (Amidase) in Fatty acid amide hydrolase. Showing 1 copy in chain B.