Accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cultivated medical Cannabis.

ABSTRACT: There has been an increased use of medical Cannabis in the United States of America as more states legalize its use. Complete chemical analyses of this material can vary considerably between producers and is often not fully provided to consumers. As phytochemists in a state with legal medical Cannabis we sought to characterize the accumulation of phytochemicals in material grown by licensed commercial producers. We report the development of a simple extraction and analysis method, amenable to use by commercial laboratories for the detection and quantification of both cannabinoids and terpenoids. Through analysis of developing flowers on plants, we can identify sources of variability of floral metabolites due to flower maturity and position on the plant. The terpenoid composition varied by

SUBMITTER: Richins RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056047 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature