Talk:2-Arachidonoylglycerol

Copyright violation?
The text is a simple copy from http://www.caymanchem.com/app/template/Product.vm/catalog/62160. Someone should change it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.166.182.11 (talk) 16:35, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

IUPAC Name incorrect
The IUPAC name is for a carboxylate group but the article is for the di-carboxylic acid. is there a reason for this?--ChemSpiderMan (talk) 23:58, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * i'm pretty sure the IUPAC name is correct. the article is about a diol, not a di-carboxylate.  the IUPAC name is (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoate - the first part is 1,3-dihyroxypropane which is the glycerol-backbone, and the second part is icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoate which refers to the arachidonic acid (aka icosatetraenoate).  does that make sense?  Roadnottaken (talk) 02:08, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry...I misread the structure..I reworked the structure and suggest the actual IUPAC Name is: 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-5,8,11,14-icosatetraenoate If you agree I'll let you change it.--ChemSpiderMan (talk) 04:35, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * done. thanks :) Roadnottaken (talk) 05:01, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

milk
Is paternal bovine different than maternal bovine milk? Shjacks45 (talk) 10:23, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Function
Erm... I understand that this chemical is basically a neurotransmitter, but what does it actually do? Would anyone be willing to tell me or point me to a link that explains it in terms a high school C-grade physiology student could understand? EvangelionUnit01 (talk) 22:13, 30 March 2011 (UTC)


 * 2-AG acts upon the CB1 and CB2 receptors in the brain and body. Once you find out what the purpose of those receptors are, you'll have your answer. - Gunnanmon (talk) 11:33, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Someone inserted - with a couple of typos - the following reference nº 17 in this page:

Köfalvi, Attila (2008). Cannabinoids and the Brain. New York City: Axel Springer AG. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-387-74348-6. "2-Arachidonoylglycerol can be synthesized from arachidonic acid-containing diacylglycerol derived from increaded inositol phospholid metabolism by the action of a diacylglycerol lipase. 2-Arachidonoylglycerol can also be formed via other pathways such as the hydrolysis of the diaclygly derived from PC and phosphatidic acid by the action of a diacyglycerol lipase and the hydrolysis of arachidonic acid-containing lysophosphatidic acid by the action of a phosphatase. The relative importance of these pathways may depend on the types of cells and stimuli."

This happened without my consent and since it contains an excerpt from the book (which was transcribed with typos), I now make an attempt to delete the reference in question. The author of this text was not me but Dr Takayuki Sugiura from the Teikyo University.

Please do not reinsert text like this from my book, instead, try to look up the original report. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akofalvi (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 September 2015 (UTC)