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'''Monoglyceride Lipase''' ('''MGL''', '''MAGL''', '''MGLL''') is a 33 kDa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein protein] <ref name="labar"> PMID:19957260 </ref> found mostly in the cell membrane <scene name='57/573133/Generic_monomer/3'>(default view)</scene>. MGL is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serine_hydrolase serine hydrolase] enzyme that contains an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha/beta_hydrolase_fold α/β hydrolase fold]. MGL plays a key role in the hydrolysis of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Arachidonoylglycerol 2-arachidonoylglycerol] (2-AG), an endocannabinoid produced by the the central nervous system.<ref name="labar" /><ref name="bert"> PMID:19962385 </ref><ref name="shalk"> PMID:21308848 </ref><ref name="blank"> PMID:18096503 </ref> The hydrolase fold, along with a characteristic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiphile amphipathic] occluded tunnel, allows 2-AG to selectively bind to the active site of MGL and be degraded into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachidonic_acid arachidonic acid] and glycerol. 2-AG has been found to possess anti-nociceptive, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and tumor-reductive character when it binds to cannabinoid receptors. <ref name="labar" /> <ref name="bert"/> Due to the vast medical and therapeutic utility of 2-AG, the inhibition of MGL is a high interest target in pharmaceutical research.  Furthermore, MGL has also been cited as having both negative and positive effector roles in cancer pathology. <ref name="nomura"> PMID:21802006 </ref> <ref name="hong"> PMID:22349814 </ref>