Fatty acid amide

Class of chemical compounds

Fatty acid amides (FAAs) are amides formed from a fatty acid and an amine. In nature, many FAAs have ethanolamine as the amine component. Also known as N-acylethanolamines, they contain the functionality RC(O)N(H)CH2CH2OH. A well known example is anandamide. Other fatty acid amides are fatty acid primary amides (FAPAs). They contain the functionality RC(O)NH2). Oleamide is an example of this class of FAPAs.

Also known as...fatty acid amides and FAA
Blue Origin rocket grounded after mishap

Blue Origin rocket grounded after mishap The FAA grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after a failed upper-stage sequence left a satellite in the wrong orbit.