CBG vs CBC what’s the difference?
Both cannabinol (CBN) and cannabichromene (CBC) are are types of cannabinoids which are the active compounds in cannabis. However, CBG is not actually a cannabinoid but rather an acid precursor to THC, CBD, CBC, etc.
CBG is found widely throughout the plant kingdom because it’s biosynthetic pathway has been conserved through natural selection. The CBG cannabinoid can eventually be converted into either CBD or CBG gummies by adding water across the double bond on its third carbon atom. This forms a terminal carboxyl group which is ultimately metabolized into either CBD or CBC by carboxyesterase enzymes present in the cytoplasm of cells lining the walls of capillaries.
However CBG is never found in high concentrations because it’s biosynthesis ends with CBG. The enzymes that would be necessary to convert CBG into CBD or CBC are not present in humans, which is why cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabichromene carboxylic acid (CBCA) are typically found so much more abundantly than their carboxylated counterparts.
Both cannabinol (CBN) and cannabichromene (CBC) are types of cannabinoids which are the active compounds in cannabis. However CBG is not actually a cannabinoid but rather an acid precursor to THC, CBD, CBC, etc. Cannabinol (CBN), on the … Read More
