Thanks to resources on our website that can tell you all you have wanted to know about <\/span>cannabidiol<\/span><\/a>, you might be thinking, \u201coh, gee, there\u2019s cannabidiolic acid too? What is that, and is it complicated?\u201d \u00a0But fret not; most information on the compound relates directly to what we know of cannabidiol. \u00a0In fact, both cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDa) fall under the \u201ccannabidiol class\u201d of compounds. CBDa is actually the acidic precursor for the metabolite cannabidiol. <\/span><\/p>\n THC has an acidic precursor, and so does CBD. CBDa was first isolated in 1955 and was also the first cannabinoid acid to be discovered, according to a compiled record of the <\/span>chemical constituents of cannabis<\/span><\/a> by Rudolf Breneissan. Did you know there are 483 compounds identified as unique to cannabis? But the ones that get the primary focus are cannabinoids THC and CBD, which have the largest body of studies. CBD and CBDa are the most abundant cannabinoids you will find in industrial hemp, which is what our all-natural products are derived from. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n CBDa turns into CBD through a process called decarboxylation. This is usually accomplished through heat application, which can be done with either cooking or smoking the plant. This is why some raw plants, if juiced, will not have active THC in them since it has not been activated through heat. However, long exposure to sunlight and a warm environment can do the same thing to CBDa and THCa in a plant. <\/span><\/p>\n It is also necessary to mention that your metabolic system alone will not necessarily decarboxylate things. \u00a0For example, according to Aphios, a Delaware research company, the compound of <\/span>THCA<\/span><\/a> can be very unstable outside of a living organism. To quote, \u201cIt is stable for 3 months at -20\u00b0C, 2 weeks at 5\u00b0C, and 4 days at room temperature.\u201d \u00a0But in vivo, or within a living organism, it is quite stable. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The reason it is called decarboxylation is the chemical structure involved in CBDa. When heat is applied, CBDa loses its carboxylate group in the form of water vapor and carbon dioxide, becoming CBD. According to<\/span> CatScientific<\/span><\/a>, \u201clab analysis of this decarboxylation reaction provides estimates that smoking cannabis yields approximately a 30% conversion of THCA to active THC; other methods such as cooking or heated solvent extractions will yield 70-90% conversion.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cannabidiolic acid actually comes from yet another acid, cannabigerolic acid. According to a <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> found in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the enzyme responsible for this transformation can be purified. It is called CBDa synthase. It catalyzes the oxidative cyclization of cannabigerolic-acid into CBDa. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We have known for a while that different strains of cannabis plants can be grown. But it wasn\u2019t until as recently as 2011 that the<\/span> entire genome of two strains, Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica, was sequenced<\/span><\/a> by Medicinal Genomics, a private company headquartered in Marblehead, Mass., USA and the Netherlands. What they found was rather astonishing. If you are not a genetics buff, simply consider that, among humans, different as we may appear to one another, our DNA collectively differs less than 1%. We are, on average, 99.5% similar in genetic makeup to any other human being we encounter. That is pretty crazy considering how much we like to fight, isn\u2019t it? \u00a0Medical Genomics was surprised, then, by their finding that cannabis strains can differ by a figure equivalent to 10 times the variation of the human genome. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When trying to figure out the concentration of cannabinoids in certain strains, bear in mind that, with the advent of dispensaries in America, producers are breeding new strains more than we breed dogs and cats. Strains are frequently being invented for their varying effects, either for psychotropic means or for soothing therapeutic means. And, as mentioned in the previous paragraph, the genetic variety between these strains is actually relatively vast. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also, CBDa concentrations are largely going to depend on the plant or product\u2019s exposure to certain temperatures and light. Since CBDa converts into CBD, high-CBD products are almost synonymous with high-CBDa products. Here is a list of some of the well-known, <\/span>high-CBD strains<\/span><\/a>: <\/span><\/p>\n 1. The Famous \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web\u201d<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 2. Avidekel<\/strong><\/p>\nHow does Cannabidiolic Acid Turn into Cannabidiol? <\/b><\/h2>\n
How is CBDa Formed?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Concentrations in Cannabis Varieties<\/b><\/h2>\n
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