Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-heptadecanamide
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C19H39NO2
Formula Weight: 313,5
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 53832-59-0
Notes: Palmitoyl ethanolamide (PEA) is an endogenous cannabinoid found in brain, liver, and other mammalian tissues.{2415} PEA has also been isolated from egg yolk, and found to have antianaphylactic and anti-inflammatory activity in vitro.{1633} Heptadecanoyl ethanolamide is a synthetic analog of PEA which incorporates an odd-numbered (17-carbon) fatty acid chain. This analog is unlikely to be present in any natural tissue, and so can be used as an internal standard for quantitative analysis. Heptadecanoyl ethanolamide potentiates the Ca2+ influx response to arachidonyl ethanolamide several fold in cells expressing human recombinant VR1.