Cannabis Chemistry and Biology : : Fundamentals / / ed. by Mahmoud A. ElSohly.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1
• HerausgeberIn: A. ElSohly, Mahmoud,
• MitwirkendeR: Block, Jeffrey S.,; Chandra, Suman,; ElSohly, Mahmoud A.,; Gul, Shahbaz W.,; Gul, Waseem,; Ibrahim, Elsayed A.,; Lata, Hemant,; Majumdar, Chandrani G.,; Radwan, Mohamed M.,; Wanas, Amira S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Textbook
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VII, 201 p.)

This book serves as an introduction to graduate students and early career researchers on chemistry and botany of the cannabis plant. Cannabis botany, propagation, biotechnology, chemistry, cannabinoids and their biosynthesis, chemovars of cannabis and their identification as well as the other chemical classes of compounds known to exist in the plant. Analytical method are discussed to establish identity and Potency changes over the years in the United States. This book will build a base of knowledge on the complexity of cannabis chemistry. Features Introduction to the fundamental chemistry and botany of Cannabis. State of the art research on Cannabis sativa. The history, botany, major chemical classes of cannabis as well as methods of analysis and potency trends over several decades in the United States. Written by prominent scientists in the field of cannabis. The Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision of the American Chemical Society recently founded in 2022 the ElSohly Award sponsored by Heidolph North America in honour of Prof. Mahmoud A. ElSohly. This award provides researchers, students, and industry professionals with resources to present their work at the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society at the ElSohly Award Symposium. More information: https://cann-acs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CANN-Postcard-Award.pdf

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 The history of cannabis: a story of coevolution and human discovery -- 2 Cannabis: botany and biomass production -- 3 A comprehensive review of cannabis phytocannabinoids -- 4 The non-cannabinoid constituents of Cannabis sativa -- 5 Total synthesis of the major phytocannabinoids -- 6 Biosynthesis of cannabis constituents -- 7 Identification and analysis of cannabis -- Index