Here, we describe the preparation and use of an activity-based probe (ARN14686, undec-10-ynyl-N-[(3S)-2-oxoazetidin-3-yl]carbamate) that allows for the detection and quantification of the active form of the proinflammatory enzyme N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA), both in vitro and ex vivo.
Romeo, E., Pontis, S., Ponzano, S., Bonezzi, F., Migliore, M., Di Martino, S., Summa, M., Piomelli, D. Preparation and In Vivo Use of an Activity-based Probe for N-acylethanolamine Acid Amidase. J. Vis. Exp. (117), e54652, doi:10.3791/54652 (2016).