Microbial biosynthesis of rare cannabinoids
Abstract ∆9–tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9–THC) and cannabidiol are the most abundant natural cannabinoids isolated from the different cultivars of the Cannabis plant.…
aromatic prenyltransferase
Natural Phenolics Disrupt Microbial Communication by Inhibiting Quorum Sensing
Abstract Quorum sensing, a bacterial cell-to-cell communication mechanism, plays a key role in bacterial virulence and biofilm formation. Targeting quorum-sensing…
Biosynthesis of cannabigerol and cannabigerolic acid: the gateways to further cannabinoid production
Abstract Cannabinoids are a therapeutically valuable class of secondary metabolites with a vast number of substituents. The native cannabinoid biosynthetic…
The Biochemistry of Phytocannabinoids and Metabolic Engineering of Their Production in Heterologous Systems
Abstract The medicinal properties of cannabis and the its legal status in several countries and jurisdictions has spurred the massive…