William Devane

American · Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with Mechoulam)

With Lumír Hanuš, isolated anandamide from porcine brain in 1992 — the first endocannabinoid found, and the reason the receptor Δ9-THC binds turned out to have a native ligand.

Compounds credited overall: co-isolated anandamide

On this site

• Cannabinoids
• Anandamide C22H37NO2 isolated it, 1992

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandamide