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| Preferred IUPAC name 3-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-pentylbenzoic acid | |
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| C22H32O4 | |
| Molar mass | 360.494 g·mol−1 |
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Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) is the acidic form ofcannabigerol (CBG). It is adihydroxybenzoic acid andolivetolic acid in which the hydrogen at position 3 is substituted by a geranyl group. It is a biosynthetic precursor toDelta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the principal psychoactive constituent of theCannabis plant. It is also ameroterpenoid (i.e. apolyketide and aterpenoid), a member of resorcinols and aphytocannabinoid. It derives from an olivetolic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a cannabigerolate.[1]
In theCannabis plant, olivetolic acid andgeranyl diphosphate are synthesized into CBGA.[2]: 6 [3]: 17 CBGA is converted in the plant by CBCA synthase,CBDA synthase andTHCA synthase intoCBCA,CBDA andTHCA respectively.[2]: 6–7
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