N--Arachidonoyl-Dopamine--d-8-

N-Arachidonoyl dopamine-d8 contains eight deuterium atoms at the 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, and 15 positions. It is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of N-arachidonoyl dopamine by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry. Several different arachidonoyl amino acids, including NADA, have been isolated and characterized from bovine brain. NADA is the amide of the neurotransmitter dopamine and arachidonic acid. NADA is a CB1-selective cannabinoid agonist, inducing the typical tetrad of hypothermia, analgesia, catalepsy, and hypomotility in rats which exceeds that of anandamide (AEA)....