Isolation and characterization of new Cannabis constituents from a high potency variety

Planta Med. 2008 Feb;74(3):267-72. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1034311. Epub 2008 Feb 18.

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of a high potency variety of Cannabis sativa L. resulted in the isolation of six new metabolites, (+/-)-6,7-trans-epoxycannabigerolic acid ( 2), (+/-)-6,7- CIS-epoxycannabigerolic acid ( 3), (+/-)-6,7- CIS-epoxycannabigerol ( 4), (+/-)-6,7-trans-epoxycannabigerol ( 5), 5'-methyl-4-pentylbiphenyl-2,2',6-triol ( 7), and 7-methoxycannabispirone ( 8), along with seven known compounds namely, cannabigerolic acid ( 1), 5'-methoxycannabigerolic acid ( 6), cannabispirone ( 9), beta-cannabispiranol ( 10), dehydrocannabifuran ( 11), cannflavin B ( 12) and cannabigerol ( 13). The antimicrobial as well as the antileishmanial activities were investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / analysis*
  • Cannabis / chemistry*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Leishmania donovani / drug effects
  • Leishmaniasis / drug therapy*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Toxicity Tests
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Plant Extracts