大麻种质资源中大麻素化学型及基因型鉴定与评价

大麻素(cannabinoids)是大麻植物中特有的次生代谢产物,主要成分为四氢大麻酚(THC,tetrahydrocannabinol)和大麻二酚(CBD,cannabidiol)。本研究通过对我国不同来源地的23份大麻种质资源共69个单株材料中THC和CBD含量特征及其合成关键酶基因多态性进行分析,鉴定了我国大麻种质资源的大麻素化学型及基因型。结果显示,69个单株中大麻素含量差异显著,THC含量均值为0.56%,范围为0.01%~2.45%;CBD含量均值为0.53%,范围为0~2.24%;根据CBD/THC含量比值,大麻资源可划分为毒品型(占44.93%)、中间型(占20.29%)和纤维型(占34.78%)3种大麻素化学型,毒品型、中间型中分别有93.5%和71.4%的植株中THC含量0.3%,纤维型植株中THC含量≤0.08%。3种化学型遗传位点(共显性位点B)的基因型分别为BT/BT、BT/BD和BD/BD;BT等位基因(THCAS)存在10个变异位点,氨基酸序列有4处变异,BD等位基因(CBDAS)存在4个变异位点,均为同义突变。根据THCAS和CBDAS基因多态性,设计了一个共显性复合PCR分子标记,可准确鉴定出大麻3种化学型。研究结果揭示了我国大麻种质资源中大麻素含量、化学型和基因型三者之间的关系,可为大麻素遗传研究与利用提供理论依据。     

新疆洋海古代大麻叶的大麻酚分析(英文)

为了检测新疆吐鲁番地区洋海古墓中2500年前大麻叶中两个大麻酚:四氢大麻酚(THC)与大麻二酚(CBD),采用高压液相分析技术(HPLC)测定26.716 g大麻叶中THC与CBD的含量分别为0.2928 mg与0.2830 mg,占叶重量的(0.110%)%与(0.106%)%。THC与CBD标准品从现代大麻叶中分离得到,通过波谱分析鉴定。     

大麻植物中大麻素成分研究进展

大麻（Cannabis sativa）是一种古老的栽培植物, 它既是一种毒品原植物, 又是一种极具开发利用价值的经济作物。大麻素是大麻植物中特有的含有烷基和单萜分子结构的一类次生代谢产物, 目前已分离出70多种, 其中包含使人致幻成瘾的四氢大麻酚（THC）。该文就大麻植物中几种主要的大麻素成分： 四氢大麻酚、大麻二酚（CBD）和大麻环萜酚（CBC）的存在特征、含量变化、生物合成途径、各关键酶及其基因、遗传方式等方面的研究进行概括和归纳, 并展望了当前大麻素的主要研究方向, 对加快我国大麻素的相关研究及大麻育种具有参考意义。     

云南栽培大麻的化学类型

本文报道了云南17个县的23个主要大麻品种的化学类型?发现药用型、中间型和纤维型的品种分别占43.5,26.1和30.4%;大麻的化学类型主要取决于遗传因素。作者讨论了以往大麻化学类型分类标准存在的缺点,提出单用四氢大麻酚(THC)含量来划分大麻化学类型的观点,并建议,大麻的发展对策应以“依法管理,兴利避害,因地制宜,区别对待”作为指导思想。     

不同储存条件对大麻化学稳定性的影响

为探讨光照和温度对大麻植物中大麻酚类稳定性的影响,该研究将大麻植物检材以固体粉末和甲醇提取溶液的形式分别在室温(22±2)℃见光、室温(22±2)℃避光、4℃避光、-20℃避光条件下储存20 d后,采用超高效液相(UPLC-PDA)检测分析样本中Δ9-四氢大麻酚(Δ9-THC)、大麻二酚(CBD)和大麻酚(CBN)的含量变化情况。结果表明:3种大麻酚类在不同化学表型大麻中的含量变化趋势相同,固体粉末样本的Δ9-THC、CBD含量在室温光照条件下显著下降,CBN含量基本不变;甲醇提取样本中Δ9-THC、CBN和CBD含量在室温光照条件下均显著下降。避光条件下的室温(22±2)℃及低温(4℃、-20℃)可稳定保存两种形式的大麻样本。大麻中的精神活性成分Δ9-THC的降解满足一级反应动力学规律,光照是影响Δ9-THC降解的重要因素,如果在室温避光条件下储存,大麻或其甲醇提取物可稳定保存,可以更好地指导司法实践活动中短期内大麻检材的取证、运送、保存及鉴定。     

新型靶向化合物——植物大麻素的生物合成途径及 研究进展

植物大麻素是具有生物活性的一系列萜类化合物的总称,被认为是大麻的专有成分。具有主要药理活性的植物大麻素为Δ~9-四氢大麻酚(Δ~9-tetrahydrocannabinol,Δ~9-THC)和大麻二酚(Cannabidiol,CBD),均以内源性大麻素受体为靶点,通过激活内源性大麻素系统而参与人体许多生理病理过程,具有广泛的治疗潜力。目前,Δ~9-THC、CBD及其类似物或组合制剂,已用于治疗癫痫、癌症化疗患者的呕吐、多发性硬化症痉挛和缓解神经性疼痛以及晚期癌症患者的疼痛。随着对Δ~9-THC和CBD应用价值的深度发掘和药用标准化制剂需求量增加,Δ~9-THC和CBD在制药工业中实现规模化生产迫在眉睫。通过综述近年来植物大麻素的药理学研究进展,植物大麻素生物合成途径和关键酶的作用机制以及制药工业中植物大麻素的生产策略,旨在探索利用合成生物学技术解决植物大麻素药源问题的潜力,为合成大麻素的微生物工程研发提供理论基础,促进药用大麻素的规模化生产。     

四氢大麻酚和大麻二酚的药理研究进展

本文就植物大麻中两种主要大麻素成分四氢大麻酚(THC)和大麻二酚(CBD)在抗肿瘤、神经系统保护、代谢和免疫调节等方面的药理研究进行综述,为深入开展大麻医药研究和大麻资源多用途开发提供参考。     

大麻品种遗传多样性的AFLP分析

利用POPGENE 3.2软件对13个不同来源的大麻群体进行遗传多样性分析。结果显示:云南地区的大麻群体具有最高的遗传多样性水平(PPB=88.82%,He=0.3000,I=0.4571),其次为黑龙江群体(PPB=75.66%,He=0.2572,I=0.3897)。13个大麻群体的多态位点百分率(PPB)为92.11%,Nei’s总遗传多样性(Ht)为0.3837,Shannon’s信息指数I=0.5374。群体内遗传多样性(Hs)为0.1640,群体间的遗传分化系数(Gst)为0.5725,总的遗传变异中有57.25%发生在群体间,42.75%发生在群体内。根据Nei’s(1978)的方法计算了13个大麻群体间的遗传距离和遗传一致度。结果显示:各群体间的遗传一致度在0.6556～0.9258之间,其中四川群体和广西群体间具有最高的遗传一致度(0.9258);云南群体与贵州群体和四川群体间遗传一致度分别为0.9196、0.9173。所有群体中甘肃群体和山西群体遗传一致度最低为0.6556,说明大麻种内具有较大的遗传变异。     

小麦籽粒淀粉分支酶遗传多样性及对支链淀粉含量的影响

采用非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,对90份小麦品种的淀粉分支酶同工酶(SBE)进行检测,以分析不同基因型对支链淀粉含量的遗传效应.结果表明:(1)SBEⅠ型显现出较为丰富的变异,具有A、B、Dⅰ和Dⅱ4个等位基因位点;SBEⅡ型仅具有SBEⅡa单一等位基因位点.根据SBEⅠ型4个基因位点在不同品种中的分布,可将90个品种分为7种基因型.不同基因型对支链淀粉含量的遗传效应分析表明,含有A位点的基因型(ADⅰDⅱ和ADⅰB)所对应的支链淀粉含量较高,且与由1个基因位点组成的基因型(Dⅰ)和2个基因位点组成的基因型(DⅰB和DⅰDⅱ)的支链淀粉含量差异显著.     

DNA条形码技术在毒品原植物大麻鉴定中的应用

准确鉴定毒品原植物大麻的种属及品种具有重要的理论和实践意义。为了探讨DNA条形码技术用于毒品原植物大麻种属鉴定及品种鉴定的可行性,该研究以60份大麻原植物(分别采自内蒙、黑龙江、陕西延安、陕西榆林4个地区的栽培大麻雌雄各6株及新疆玛纳斯地区的野生大麻雌雄各6株)为材料,通过从其叶片中提取的DNA为模版,利用核糖体DNA基因间隔区的通用引物ITS2和叶绿体DNA的通用引物psbAtrnH进行PCR扩增,对扩增片段进行双向测序,将测序结果进行人工矫正和比对。结果显示:所有大麻样本的ITS2扩增片段序列没有变异完全一致,但psbA-trnH扩增片段变异较大共检测出8种cpDNA单倍型,用MEGE5.1软件计算种间遗传距离,并构建NJ系统聚类树可以有效把这五个地区的大麻样本区别开来,因此证明DNA条形码技术在毒品原植物大麻的种属鉴定方面具有可行性,但其用于大麻的种属鉴定的准确性、可靠性及在其来源地鉴定及品种鉴定中的可能性还有待进一步深入地研究。     

The inheritance of chemical phenotype in Cannabis sativa L

Four crosses were made between inbred Cannabis sativa plants with pure cannabidiol (CBD) and pure Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) chemotypes. All the plants belonging to the F(1)'s were analyzed by gas chromatography for cannabinoid composition and constantly found to have a mixed CBD-THC chemotype. Ten individual F(1) plants were self-fertilized, and 10 inbred F(2) offspring were collected and analyzed. In all cases, a segregation of the three chemotypes (pure CBD, mixed CBD-THC, and pure THC) fitting a 1:2:1 proportion was observed. The CBD/THC ratio was found to be significantly progeny specific and transmitted from each F(1) to the F(2)'s derived from it. A model involving one locus, B, with two alleles, B(D) and B(T), is proposed, with the two alleles being codominant. The mixed chemotypes are interpreted as due to the genotype B(D)/B(T) at the B locus, while the pure-chemotype plants are due to homozygosity at the B locus (either B(D)/B(D) or B(T)/B(T)). It is suggested that such codominance is due to the codification by the two alleles for different isoforms of the same synthase, having different specificity for the conversion of the common precursor cannabigerol into CBD or THC, respectively. The F(2) segregating groups were used in a bulk segregant analysis of the pooled DNAs for screening RAPD primers; three chemotype-associated markers are described, one of which has been transformed in a sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker and shows tight linkage to the chemotype and codominance.     

Development and validation of genetic markers for sex and cannabinoid chemotype in Cannabis sativa L.

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an emerging dioecious crop grown primarily for grain, fiber, and cannabinoids. There is good evidence for medicinal benefits of the most abundant cannabinoid in hemp, cannabidiol (CBD). For CBD production, female plants producing CBD but not tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are desired. We developed and validated high‐throughput PACE (PCR Allele Competitive Extension) assays for C. sativa plant sex and cannabinoid chemotype. The sex assay was validated across a wide range of germplasm and resolved male plants from female and monoecious plants. The cannabinoid chemotype assay revealed segregation in hemp populations, and resolved plants producing predominantly THC, predominantly CBD, and roughly equal amounts of THC and CBD. Cultivar populations that were thought to be stabilized for CBD production were found to be segregating phenotypically and genotypically. Many plants predominantly producing CBD accumulated more than the current US legal limit of 0.3% THC by dry weight. These assays and data provide potentially useful tools for breeding and early selection of hemp.     

A chemotaxonomic analysis of cannabinoid variation in Cannabis (Cannabaceae)

Cannabinoids are important chemotaxonomic markers unique to Cannabis. Previous studies show that a plant's dry-weight ratio of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cannabidiol (CBD) can be assigned to one of three chemotypes and that alleles B(D) and B(T) encode alloenzymes that catalyze the conversion of cannabigerol to CBD and THC, respectively. In the present study, the frequencies of B(D) and B(T) in sample populations of 157 Cannabis accessions were determined from CBD and THC banding patterns, visualized by starch gel electrophoresis. Gas chromatography was used to quantify cannabinoid levels in 96 of the same accessions. The data were interpreted with respect to previous analyses of genetic and morphological variation in the same germplasm collection. Two biotypes (infraspecific taxa of unassigned rank) of C. sativa and four biotypes of C. indica were recognized. Mean THC levels and the frequency of B(T) were significantly higher in C. indica than C. sativa. The proportion of high THC/CBD chemotype plants in most accessions assigned to C. sativa was <25% and in most accessions assigned to C. indica was >25%. Plants with relatively high levels of tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and/or cannabidivarin (CBDV) were common only in C. indica. This study supports a two-species concept of Cannabis.     

Analysis of Cannabis Seizures in NSW,Australia: Cannabis Potency and Cannabinoid Profile

Recent analysis of the cannabinoid content of cannabis plants suggests a shift towards use of high potency plant material with high levels of Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and low levels of other phytocannabinoids, particularly cannabidiol (CBD). Use of this type of cannabis is thought by some to predispose to greater adverse outcomes on mental health and fewer therapeutic benefits. Australia has one of the highest per capita rates of cannabis use in the world yet there has been no previous systematic analysis of the cannabis being used. In the present study we examined the cannabinoid content of 206 cannabis samples that had been confiscated by police from recreational users holding 15 g of cannabis or less, under the New South Wales “Cannabis Cautioning” scheme. A further 26 “Known Provenance” samples were analysed that had been seized by police from larger indoor or outdoor cultivation sites rather than from street level users. An HPLC method was used to determine the content of 9 cannabinoids: THC, CBD, cannabigerol (CBG), and their plant-based carboxylic acid precursors THC-A, CBD-A and CBG-A, as well as cannabichromene (CBC), cannabinol (CBN) and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THC-V). The “Cannabis Cautioning” samples showed high mean THC content (THC+THC-A = 14.88%) and low mean CBD content (CBD+CBD-A = 0.14%). A modest level of CBG was detected (CBG+CBG-A = 1.18%) and very low levels of CBC, CBN and THC-V (<0.1%). “Known Provenance” samples showed no significant differences in THC content between those seized from indoor versus outdoor cultivation sites. The present analysis echoes trends reported in other countries towards the use of high potency cannabis with very low CBD content. The implications for public health outcomes and harm reduction strategies are discussed.     

Effects of abscisic acid on content and biosynthesis of terpenoids in Cannabis sativa at vegetative stage

The influence of abscisic acid (ABA) on plastidial and cytosolic terpenoids and on two key enzymes for terpenoid biosynthesis was determined in vegetative stage of Cannabis sativa L. Low concentration of ABA (1 μM) increased 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) activity in treated plants in comparison to control plants. The amounts of chlorophyll a and carotenoids increased in response to ABA treatment but chlorophyll b content declined. The accumulation of α-tocopherol was stimulated only by 10 μM ABA. The ABA-treated plants showed a decline in 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) activity which was followed by a decrease in squalene and phytosterol content. ABA also decreased tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) contents. The essential oil had higher ratios of monoterpenes to sesquiterpenes as ABA-treated plants had less numbers of sesquiterpenes in comparison with control plants. Influence of ABA on the amounts of sesquiterpenes was different, some of them showed decrease of content and others increase of content.     

Inhibition of recombinant human T-type calcium channels by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the most prevalent biologically active constituents of Cannabis sativa. THC is the prototypic cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist and is psychoactive and analgesic. CBD is also analgesic, but it is not a CB1 receptor agonist. Low voltage-activated T-type calcium channels, encoded by the Ca(V)3 gene family, regulate the excitability of many cells, including neurons involved in nociceptive processing. We examined the effects of THC and CBD on human Ca(V)3 channels stably expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells and T-type channels in mouse sensory neurons using whole-cell, patch clamp recordings. At moderately hyperpolarized potentials, THC and CBD inhibited peak Ca(V)3.1 and Ca(V)3.2 currents with IC(50) values of approximately 1 mum but were less potent on Ca(V)3.3 channels. THC and CBD inhibited sensory neuron T-type channels by about 45% at 1 mum. However, in recordings made from a holding potential of -70 mV, 100 nm THC or CBD inhibited more than 50% of the peak Ca(V)3.1 current. THC and CBD produced a significant hyperpolarizing shift in the steady state inactivation potentials for each of the Ca(V)3 channels, which accounts for inhibition of channel currents. Additionally, THC caused a modest hyperpolarizing shift in the activation of Ca(V)3.1 and Ca(V)3.2. THC but not CBD slowed Ca(V)3.1 and Ca(V)3.2 deactivation and inactivation kinetics. Thus, THC and CBD inhibit Ca(V)3 channels at pharmacologically relevant concentrations. However, THC, but not CBD, may also increase the amount of calcium entry following T-type channel activation by stabilizing open states of the channel.     

Reduction of the fertilizing capacity of sea urchin sperm by cannabinoids derived from marihuana. I. Inhibition of the acrosome reaction induced by egg jelly.

delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and two other major cannabinoids derived from marihuana--cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN)--inhibit fertilization in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus by reducing the fertilizing capacity of sperm (Schuel et al., 1987). Sperm fertility depends on their motility and on their ability to undergo the acrosome reaction upon encountering the egg's jelly coat. Pretreatment of S. purpuratus sperm with THC prevents triggering of the acrosome reaction by solubilized egg jelly in a dose (0.1-100 microM) and time (0-5 min)-dependent manner. Induction of the acrosome reaction is inhibited in 88.9 +/- 2.3% of sperm pretreated with 100 microM THC for 5 min, while motility of THC-treated sperm is not reduced compared to solvent (vehicle) and seawater-treated controls. The acrosome reaction is inhibited 50% by pretreatment with 6.6 microM THC for 5 min and with 100 microM THC after 20.8 sec. CBN and CBD at comparable concentrations inhibit the acrosome reaction by egg jelly in a manner similar to THC. THC does not inhibit the acrosome reaction artificially induced by ionomycin, which promotes Ca2+ influx, and nigericin, which promotes K+ efflux. THC partially inhibits (20-30%) the acrosome reaction induced by A23187, which promotes Ca2+ influx, and NH4OH, which raises the internal pH of the sperm. Addition of monensin, which promotes Na+ influx to egg jelly or to A23187, does not overcome the THC inhibition. Inhibition of the egg jelly-induced acrosome reaction by THC produces a corresponding reduction in the fertilizing capacity of the sperm. The adverse effects of THC on the acrosome reaction and sperm fertility are reversible.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Effects of ABA on primary terpenoids and Δ<Superscript>9</Superscript>-tetrahydrocannabinol in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cannabis sativa</Emphasis> L. at flowering stage

This work examined the effects of exogenously applied abscisic acid (ABA) on the content of chlorophyll, carotenoids, α-tocopherol, squalene, phytosterols, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) and 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) activity in Cannabis sativa L. at flowering stage. Treatment with 1 and 10 mg l⁻¹ ABA significantly decreased the contents of chlorophyll, carotenoids, squalene, stigmasterol, sitosterol, and HMGR activity in female cannabis plants. ABA caused an increase in α-tocopherol content and DXS activity in leaves and THC concentration in leaves and flowers of female plants. Chlorophyll content decreased with 10 mg l⁻¹ ABA in male plants. Treatment with 1 and 10 mg l⁻¹ ABA showed a decrease in HMGR activity, squalene, stigmasterol, and sitosterol contents in leaves but an increase in THC content of leaves and flowers in male plants. The results suggest that ABA can induce biosynthesis of 2-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway secondary metabolites accumulation (α-tocopherol and THC) and down regulated biosynthesis of terpenoid primary metabolites from MEP and mevalonate (MVA) pathways (chlorophyll, carotenoids, and phytosterols) in Cannabis sativa.