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Cannflavin

Cannflavins are a group of chemical compounds found in Cannabis sativa.[1] Chemically, they are prenylflavonoids and are unrelated to THC and other cannabinoids. Cannflavins A and B were first identified in the 1980s and cannflavin C was identified in 2008.[2]

Because cannflavins A and B are inhibitors of prostaglandin E2 production in vitro,[1][3] the cannflavins have been studied for their potential use as anti-inflammatory agents.[4]

Biosynthesis

Cannflavins A and B are biosynthesized by prenylation of chrysoeriol.[5]

Biosynthetic pathway of cannflavins.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Barrett, M. L.; Scutt, A. M.; Evans, F. J. (1986). "Cannflavin A and B, prenylated flavones from Cannabis sativa L". Experientia. 42 (4): 452–453. doi:10.1007/BF02118655. PMID 3754224. S2CID 19652191.
  2. ^ Radwan, Mohamed M.; Elsohly, Mahmoud A.; Slade, Desmond; Ahmed, Safwat A.; Wilson, Lisa; El-Alfy, Abir T.; Khan, Ikhlas A.; Ross, Samir A. (2008). "Non-cannabinoid constituents from a high potency Cannabis sativa variety". Phytochemistry. 69 (14): 2627–2633. Bibcode:2008PChem..69.2627R. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.07.010. PMC 4888767. PMID 18774146.
  3. ^ Barrett, M.L.; Gordon, D.; Evans, F.J. (1985). "Isolation from cannabis sativa L. Of cannflavin—a novel inhibitor of prostaglandin production". Biochemical Pharmacology. 34 (11): 2019–2024. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(85)90325-9. PMID 3859295.
  4. ^ Oliver Werz; Julia Seegers; Anja Maria Schaible; et al. (July 2014). "Cannflavins from hemp sprouts, a novel cannabinoid-free hemp food product, target microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 and 5-lipoxygenase". PharmaNutrition. 2 (3): 53–60. doi:10.1016/J.PHANU.2014.05.001. ISSN 2213-4344. Wikidata Q114911513.
  5. ^ Kevin A Rea; José A Casaretto; M S Al-Abdul-Wahid; Arjun Sukumaran; Jennifer Geddes-McAlister; Steven J Rothstein; Tariq A Akhtar (28 May 2019). "Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L". Phytochemistry. 164: 162–171. doi:10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2019.05.009. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 31151063. Wikidata Q92444776.
  6. ^ Kevin A Rea; José A Casaretto; M S Al-Abdul-Wahid; Arjun Sukumaran; Jennifer Geddes-McAlister; Steven J Rothstein; Tariq A Akhtar (28 May 2019). "Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L". Phytochemistry. 164: 162–171. doi:10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2019.05.009. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 31151063. Wikidata Q92444776.