Olivetolic acid explained

Olivetolic acid is an organic compound that is an intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of the cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa.[1]

The ester dimer of olivetolic acid, anziaic acid, is found in lichen.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Monika . Fellermeier . Meinhart H . Zenk . Prenylation of olivetolate by a hemp transferase yields cannabigerolic acid, the precursor of tetrahydrocannabinol . FEBS Letters . 427 . 2 . 283–285 . May 1998 . 9607329 . 10.1016/S0014-5793(98)00450-5 . free .
  2. Cheng . Bokun . Cao . Shugeng . Vasquez . Victor . Annamalai . Thirunavukkarasu . Tamayo-Castillo . Giselle . Clardy . Jon . Tse-Dinh . Yuk-Ching . Identification of Anziaic Acid, a Lichen Depside from Hypotrachyna sp., as a New Topoisomerase Poison Inhibitor . PLOS ONE . 8 April 2013 . 8 . 4 . e60770 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0060770. 23593306 . 3620467 . 2013PLoSO...860770C . free .

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