Terpenes/Terpenoids in : Are They Important?

plant has not only cannabinoids as crucial compounds but also the other compounds that play important role as synergistic and/or entourage compound. Cannabis/hemp plant materials and essential oils were analyzed with the help of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry detector for the content of terpenes and terpenoids. The main terpenes/terpenoids and their abundance in the samples were evaluated.

The Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Terpenoids from .

Cannabinoids are well known to have anti-inflammatory effects in mammalians; however, the Cannabis plant also contains other compounds such as terpenoids, whose biological effects have not yet been characterized. The aim of this study was to compare the anti-inflammatory properties of terpenoids with those of cannabidiol (CBD). Essential oils prepared from three monoecious nonpsychoactive chemotypes of Cannabis were analyzed for their terpenoid content and subsequently studied pharmacologically for their anti-inflammatory properties and .

Cannabis for the treatment of paediatric epilepsy? An update for Canadian paediatricians.

The plant produces over 140 known cannabinoids. These chemicals generate considerable interest in the medical research community for their possible application to several intractable disease conditions. Recent reports have prompted parents to strongly consider Cannabis products to treat their children with drug resistant epilepsy.

Phytocannabinoids: a unified critical inventory.

Covering up to January 2016Cannabis sativa L. is a prolific, but not exclusive, producer of a diverse group of isoprenylated resorcinyl polyketides collectively known as phytocannabinoids. The modular nature of the pathways that merge into the phytocannabinoid chemotype translates in differences in the nature of the resorcinyl side-chain and the degree of oligomerization of the isoprenyl residue, making the definition of phytocannabinoid elusive from a structural standpoint.

Ascaridole and related peroxides from the genus Chenopodium.

Aim: Detection of monoterpenoid ascaridole and other terpenoids in the genus Chenopodium from the East Mediterranean.

Method: Distribution of ascaridole in leaves of 13 species medicinal plant belonging to the genus Chenopodium was examined with the help of the GC MS method.

Results: cis Ascaridole was found as a major peroxy monoterpenoid (up to 46.

Biodiversity of the chemical constituents in the epiphytic lichenized ascomycete Ramalina lacera grown on difference substrates Crataegus sinaicus, Pinus halepensis, and Quercus calliprinos.

Aim: The identification and evaluation of lichen metabolite production by the epiphytic lichenized ascomycete Ramalina lacera collected from different substrates: Crataegus sinaicus, Pinus halepensis, and Quercus calliprinos.

Methods: Chemical constituents were characterized by GC MS, HPLC, HR TLC, and other chemical methods.

Results: The most abundant fatty acids were alpha-linolenic acid, oleic acid, and palmitic acid but a considerable variability of the ester composition from one to another was found.

Identification of cyclopropyl fatty acids in walnut (Juglans regia L.) oil.

Aim: Identification of cyclopropyl fatty acids in walnut oil.

Method: GC/MS method was developed for the determination of eight cyclopropyl fatty acids in walnut (Juglans regia) oil.

Results: Monocyclopropane acids: methyl 9-cyclopropyl-nonanoate, 6,7-methylene-, 8,9-methylene-, 9,10-methylene-, 11,12-methylene octadecanoates, and dicyclic acid - methyl 9,10,12,13-dimethylene octadecanoate, tricyclic acid - methyl 9,10,12,13,15,16-trimethylene octadecanoate, and unsaturated - methyl 2-octylcyclopropene-1-octanoate were detected in walnut oil by GC-MS and their mass spectra studied.

Pharmacological and therapeutic secrets of plant and brain (endo)cannabinoids.

Research on the chemistry and pharmacology of cannabinoids and endocannabinoids has reached enormous proportions, with approximately 15,000 articles on Cannabis sativa L. and cannabinoids and over 2,000 articles on endocannabinoids. The present review deals with the history of the Cannabis sativa L.