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MeSH Heading: Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.087.153
Unique ID: D000099252
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099252
Scope Note: Amidohydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of endogenous amidated lipids such as OLEYLAMIDE and ANANDAMIDE to FATTY ACIDS, resulting in changes to their roles in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.
Entry Term(s): Anandamide Amidohydrolase; Anandamide Hydroxylase; Arachidonylethanolamide Hydroxylase; Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase; Fatty-Acid Amide Hydrolase; N-Arachidonoylethanolamine Amidohydrolase; Oleamide Hydrolase
Registry Numbers: EC 3.5.1.-
Public MeSH Note: 2026; see FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE (NM) 1996-2025; FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE was indexed under AMIDOHYDROLASES 1996-2025
History Note: 2026 (1996); use FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE (NM) 1996-2025
Date Introduced: 2026/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M000769025
Registry Numbers: EC 3.5.1.-
Scope Note: Amidohydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of endogenous amidated lipids such as OLEYLAMIDE and ANANDAMIDE to FATTY ACIDS, resulting in changes to their roles in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.
Terms: Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases Preferred Term
Term UI T001148501
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); Anandamide Amidohydrolase
Term UI T001148502
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Anandamide Hydroxylase
Term UI T001148503
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Arachidonylethanolamide Hydroxylase
Term UI T001148504
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase
Term UI T001148505
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Fatty-Acid Amide Hydrolase
Term UI T001148506
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); N-Arachidonoylethanolamine Amidohydrolase
Term UI T001148507
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Oleamide Hydrolase
Term UI T001148508
Date05/13/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026