Plants rely on complex chemical defenses to survive attacks from pathogens, yet the genetic basis underlying the production ...

Terpenoids are responsible for the unique aroma of cannabis. These compounds are lipophilic, can permeate lipid membranes, and several are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier after inhalation.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Numerous saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, but not polar compounds, originating from plants and microorganisms (biomarkers) have been ...

Nutty with a buttercream finish. Fruity with earthen undertones. If wine nuts weren’t insufferable enough, now we have flavor wheels for all the different strains of pot out there (those descriptions ...

In a recent study, researchers from China have developed a light-driven in vitro enzymatic system to produce α-farnesene, a useful natural terpenoid, from methanol. By optimizing and coupling thirteen ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered the switch in plants that turns off production of terpenoids, compounds that play roles in plant physiology and are used by humans in everything from ...