Robert Davis, Treehouse Biotech. The Biosynthesis Of Cannabinoids And Beyond

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CannaFarm CON 2019, August 1 - 2, 2019, San Diego
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The Biosynthesis Of Cannabinoids And Beyond

Robert Davis, Senior Scientist in Treehouse Biotech. Robby is the recipient of a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Vanderbilt University, an MS in both Chemistry and Biochemistry from Villanova University, and a BS in Biology with Honors from James Madison University. Throughout his academic career his research interests and publishing focus ranged from microbiology and ecology to medicinal chemistry and natural product total synthesis.
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Nature makes a huge diversity of compounds to use for all kinds of
different reasons. We find this very useful much of the time on the
cannabis plant. This session unveils the secrets of some compounds and
biosynthesis.

Table of contents
00:00:23 Introduction
00:01:35 Why does nature make compounds?
00:04:09 Penicillin
00:05:18 Quinine powder
00:06:09 Why are some compounds useful to humans?
00:07:51 Cannabigerolic Acid (CBGa) biosynthesis
00:09:00 CBD, CBC, and THC
00:09:35 CBN and CBL
00:10:23 Why is THC produced?
00:11:28 Why are the other cannabinoids produced?
00:12:13 Genetically modified organisms
00:13:54 CRISPR
00:15:07 In summary
00:15:51 Q&A

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