Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), a promising target for the treatment of several central and peripheral nervous system disorders, such as anxiety, pain and hypertension, has an unusual catalytic site, and its mechanism has been uncertain; hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations reveal a new mechanism of nucleophile activation (involving a Lys-Ser-Ser catalytic triad), with potentially crucial insights for the design of potent and selective inhibitors.

QM/MM modelling of oleamide hydrolysis in fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) reveals a new mechanism of nucleophile activation / Lodola, Alessio; Mor, Marco; Hermann, Jc; Tarzia, G; Piomelli, D; Mulholland, A. J.. - In: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 1359-7345. - (2005), pp. 4399-4401. [10.1039/b503887a]

QM/MM modelling of oleamide hydrolysis in fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) reveals a new mechanism of nucleophile activation

LODOLA, Alessio;MOR, Marco;
2005-01-01

Abstract

Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), a promising target for the treatment of several central and peripheral nervous system disorders, such as anxiety, pain and hypertension, has an unusual catalytic site, and its mechanism has been uncertain; hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations reveal a new mechanism of nucleophile activation (involving a Lys-Ser-Ser catalytic triad), with potentially crucial insights for the design of potent and selective inhibitors.
2005
QM/MM modelling of oleamide hydrolysis in fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) reveals a new mechanism of nucleophile activation / Lodola, Alessio; Mor, Marco; Hermann, Jc; Tarzia, G; Piomelli, D; Mulholland, A. J.. - In: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 1359-7345. - (2005), pp. 4399-4401. [10.1039/b503887a]
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