Term Name: | macamide |
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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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:140939] ( EBI ) |