Qualitative terpene profiling of Cannabis varieties cultivated for medical purposes

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

For most purposes, it will suffice to apply the name Cannabis sativa to all cannabis plants encountered (UNODC 2009UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (2009) Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of cannabis and cannabis products. The total THC (the sum of THCA, THC and CBN) and total CBD (the sum of CBDA and CBD) were used to calculate the THC/CBD ratios and classified the specimen as hemp or marijuana according with the guidelines used by National Drug Analysis Laboratories of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC, 2009UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (2009) Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of cannabis and cannabis products. The Figure 1 shows the separation of 30 compounds and the Table 2 shows the identification of terpenes with abundance above 1 × 105 TIC in the chromatogram. The Harle-Tsu samples showed two different profiles, two samples showed caryophyllene as main component and the others two presented β-myrcene as major component. The level of this compound should increase significantly in relation to other terpenes and terpenoids with drying.

https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202071040

Tags:

Cannabis

Cannabidiol

Cannabinoid

Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid

Terpene

Cannabis sativa

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Tetrahydrocannabinol