Polyunsaturated Alkamides
"Polyunsaturated Alkamides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Amides composed of unsaturated aliphatic FATTY ACIDS linked with AMINES by an amide bond. They are most prominent in ASTERACEAE; PIPERACEAE; and RUTACEAE; and also found in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; POACEAE; and SOLANACEAE. They are recognized by their pungent taste and for causing numbing and salivation.
| Descriptor ID |
D053284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.160 D02.455.326.271.060 D02.455.326.397.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyunsaturated Alkamides- Polyunsaturated Alkamides
- Alkamides, Polyunsaturated
- Alkylamides, Polyunsaturated
- Polyunsaturated Alkylamides
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Piperine, a Bioactive Component of Pepper Spice Exerts Therapeutic Effects on Androgen Dependent and Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer Cells. PLoS One. 2013; 8(6):e65889.