Ethanolamide
![Chemical structure of the ethanolamide anandamide](/Images/godic/202501/11/Anandamide_skeletal.svg5425.png")
Ethanolamides are chemical compounds which are amides formed from carboxylic acids and ethanolamine. Some ethanolamides are naturally occurring, such as anandamide and palmitoylethanolamide, which play physiological roles as lipid neurotransmitters and autocoids.