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Common Name

Marijuana; Hemp; Pot

Taxonomic Classification

Cannabaceae family

Drug Uses

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.


Enzyme Information

Enzyme NameEC NoGenbank AccessionGI No
Olivetol synthaseN/ABAG14339.1171363647
Chalcone synthase2.3.1.74AAL92879.119848923
(+)-Alpha-pinene synthase4.2.3.14ABI21838.1112790157
(-)-Limonene synthase4.2.3.16ABI21837.1112790155
Cannabidiolic acid synthaseN/ABAF65033.1149999825
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48253.181158006
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48252.181158004
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48251.181158002
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48250.181158000
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48249.181157998
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48248.181157996
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48247.181157994
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48246.181157992
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48245.181157990
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48244.181157988
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48243.181157986
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48242.181157984
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAE48241.181157982
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82954.156798209
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82953.156798207
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82952.156798205
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82951.156798203
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82950.156798201
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82949.156798199
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82948.156798197
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthaseN/ABAD82947.156798195

Entries in Genbank

dbEST/(Kb) dbGSS/(Kb) dbPLN/(Kb) dbHTG/(Kb) Total Entriesa/(Kb)
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.

Transcript Assemblies

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    Cloned Genes

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