• DocumentCode
    2678239
  • Title

    Advances in Studies on Synthesis and Biological Activity of Delta-9-trans-Tetrahydrocannabinol

  • Author

    Song, Yanling ; Li, Baina ; Meng, Yanqiu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Pharm. Eng., Shenyang Univ. of Chem. Technol., Shenyang, China
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    28-30 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    The main psychoactive constituent of marijuana, delta-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-trans-THC), first elucidated about 40 years ago by Gaoni and Mechoulam, has been shown to possess versatility physiological functions including nervous system bioactivities, immune modulation bioactivities, anticancer bioactivities and so on. This review summarized the total synthesis and biological activities of Δ9-trans-THC.
  • Keywords
    cancer; drugs; molecular biophysics; neurophysiology; psychology; Δ9-trans-THC; anticancer bioactivities; biological activity; delta-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; immune modulation bioactivities; marijuana; nervous system bioactivities; psychoactive constituent; synthesis; versatility physiological functions; Cancer; Educational institutions; Humans; Immune system; Modulation; Nervous system; biological activity; delta 9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; total synthesis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (iCBEB), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Macau, Macao
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1987-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/iCBEB.2012.51
  • Filename
    6245049