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- Title
Biosynthesis of cannabinoids. Incorporation experiments with (13)C-labeled glucoses.
- Authors
Fellermeier, M; Eisenreich, W; Bacher, A; Zenk, M H
- Abstract
The biosynthesis of cannabinoids was studied in cut sprouts of Cannabis sativa by incorporation experiments using mixtures of unlabeled glucose and [1-(13)C]glucose or [U-(13)C(6)]glucose. (13)C-labeling patterns of cannabichromenic acid and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid were analyzed by quantitative NMR spectroscopy. (13)C enrichments and coupling patterns show that the C(10)-terpenoid moiety is biosynthesized entirely or predominantly (> 98%) via the recently discovered deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway. The phenolic moiety is generated by a polyketide-type reaction sequence. The data support geranyl diphosphate and the polyketide, olivetolic acid, as specific intermediates in the biosynthesis of cannabinoids.
- Publication
European journal of biochemistry, 2001, Vol 268, Issue 6, p1596
- ISSN
0014-2956
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1432-1033.2001.02030.x