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macamide

Term ID
CHEBI:140939
Synonyms
  • macamides
Definition
A fatty amide resulting from the formal condensation of a fatty acid with benzylamine or a substituted (commonly 3-methoxy-) benzylamine. The term originally referred to bioactive and marker compounds isolated from maca (Lepidium meyenii, a herb cultivated for centuries by the indigenous people in the Peruvian Andes as a staple food crop) but is now also used to refer to synthetic analogues.
References
  • agr:IND605483387
  • agr:IND605884579
  • pubmed:16315492
  • pubmed:23853040
  • pubmed:23891163
  • pubmed:26453017
  • pubmed:26857797
  • pubmed:29232875
  • pubmed:29288688
  • pubmed:29524221
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from macamide
Phenotype where environments contain macamide
Phenotype modified by environments containing macamide
Phenotype affecting macamide
Human Disease Model