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Common NameMarijuana; Hemp; Pot | Taxonomic ClassificationCannabaceae family |
Cannabis has acquired considerable importance as a medicinal plant all over the world. Indeed its medical use predates recorded history. The earliest written reference is to be found in the fifteenth century B.C., Chinese Pharmacopeia. Between 1840 and 1900, more than 100 articles on the therapeutic use of Cannabis were published in medical journals. As a plant it is valued for its hallucinogenic and medicinal properties and has also been used to treat a variety of ailments including pain, glaucoma, nausea, asthma, depression, insomnia and neuralgia. The therapeutic values of Cannabis derivatives have also been highlighted against HIV/AIDS and multiple sclerosis. The pharmacologic and therapeutic potency of preparations of Cannabis sativa L. and its main active constituent _9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been extensively reviewed.
Chemical Structure: D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THC) | Clinical Trials | Major Metabolites |
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Enzyme Name | EC No | Genbank Accession | GI No |
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Olivetol synthase | N/A | BAG14339.1 | 171363647 |
Chalcone synthase | 2.3.1.74 | AAL92879.1 | 19848923 |
(+)-Alpha-pinene synthase | 4.2.3.14 | ABI21838.1 | 112790157 |
(-)-Limonene synthase | 4.2.3.16 | ABI21837.1 | 112790155 |
Cannabidiolic acid synthase | N/A | BAF65033.1 | 149999825 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48253.1 | 81158006 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48252.1 | 81158004 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48251.1 | 81158002 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48250.1 | 81158000 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48249.1 | 81157998 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48248.1 | 81157996 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48247.1 | 81157994 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48246.1 | 81157992 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48245.1 | 81157990 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48244.1 | 81157988 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48243.1 | 81157986 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48242.1 | 81157984 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAE48241.1 | 81157982 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82954.1 | 56798209 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82953.1 | 56798207 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82952.1 | 56798205 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82951.1 | 56798203 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82950.1 | 56798201 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82949.1 | 56798199 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82948.1 | 56798197 |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase | N/A | BAD82947.1 | 56798195 |
dbEST/(Kb) | dbGSS/(Kb) | dbPLN/(Kb) | dbHTG/(Kb) | Total Entriesa/(Kb) |
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3746 (1925.3kb) | 0 (0kb) | 198 (130.9kb) | 0 (0kb) | 3944 (2056.2kb) |
aThe Total Entries column is the sum of the entries from the dbEST, dbGSS, dbPLN, and dbHTG columns. Data retrieved from NCBI on May 14 2010.
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