Oleamide is an interesting compound, which shows various pharmacological activities including the inhibitory effect of gap junction formation. Recently, the studies of the gap junction have been some of the hot topics in biology and its inhibitors have become more useful tools [Cravatt, BF; Garcia, OP; Siuzdak, G.; Gilula, NB; Henriksen, SJ; Boger, DL; Lerner, RA Science1995, 268, 1506–1509; Cravatt, BF; Lerner, RA; Boger, DLJ Am. Chem ...