Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology

Cannabichromene(CBC)

Cannabidiol(CBD)

HO

OH

Cannabigerol(CBG)

HO

HO

Cannabidivarin(CBDV)

H

H

HO

Cannabidiolicacid(CBDA)

COOH

HO

HO

OH

Cannabigevarin(CBGV)

O

OH

R 1

R 2

R 3

Δ^9 -tetrahydrocannabinolic(Δ^9 -THCA)acidOR

Δ^9 -tetrahydrocannabivarinicacid(Δ^9 -THCVA)

R 1 =COOH;R 2 =H;R 3 =(CH 2 ) 4 CH 3 Δ^9 -THCA-A

R 1 =H;R 2 =COOH;R 3 =(CH 2 ) 4 CH 3 Δ^9 -THCA-B

R 1 =COOH;R 2 =H;R 3 =(CH 2 ) 2 CH 3 Δ^9 -THCVA-A

R 1 =H;R 2 =COOH;R 3 =(CH 2 ) 2 CH 3 Δ^9 -THCVA-B

HO

OH

R'

R''

Cannabigerolicacid(CBGA)

R'=COOH;R''=H CBGA-A

R'=H;R''=COOH CBGA-B

OH

O

HO

HO

Fig. 9.1 Molecular structures of some, well-known, phytocannabinoids

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