Cannabichromenic acid

Cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) is minor cannabinoid and precursor of cannabichromene.[2]

Cannabichromenic acid
Names
IUPAC name
5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)-7-pentylchromene-6-carboxylic acid
Other names
  • CBCA
  • (+)-Cannabichromenic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C22H30O4/c1-5-6-7-10-16-14-18-17(20(23)19(16)21(24)25)11-13-22(4,26-18)12-8-9-15(2)3/h9,11,13-14,23H,5-8,10,12H2,1-4H3,(H,24,25)
    Key: HRHJHXJQMNWQTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • (±): CCCCCC1=CC2=C(C=CC(O2)(C)CCC=C(C)C)C(=C1C(=O)O)O
Properties
C22H30O4
Molar mass 358.478 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Biosynthesis

Geranyl pyrophosphate and olivetolic acid combine to produce cannabigerolic acid (CBGA; the sole intermediate for all other phytocannabinoids). The enzyme CBCA synthase can cyclize either cannabigerolic acid or cannabinerolic acid (the Z isomer of CBGA) to form CBCA.[3]

See also

References
  1. "KNApSAcK Metabolite Information - C00053033". www.knapsackfamily.com.
  2. Shoyama Y, Fujita T, Yamauchi T, Nishioka I (June 1968). "Cannabichromenic acid, a genuine substance of cannabichromene". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 16 (6): 1157–8. doi:10.1248/cpb.16.1157. PMID 5706836.
  3. Morimoto S, Komatsu K, Taura F, Shoyama Y (November 1998). "Purification and characterization of cannabichromenic acid synthase from Cannabis sativa". Phytochemistry. 49 (6): 1525–9. doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00278-7. PMID 9862135.
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