| Literature DB >> 15734104 |
Franz E Dussy1, Cornelia Hamberg, Marco Luginbühl, Thomas Schwerzmann, Thomas A Briellmann.
Abstract
A simple procedure based on a common silica gel column chromatography for the isolation of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (Delta9-THCA-A) from hemp in a multi-milligram scale is presented. Further, the decarboxylation reaction of Delta9-THCA-A to the toxicologically active Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta9-THC) at different analytical and under-smoking conditions is investigated. Maximal conversion in an optimised analytical equipment yields about 70% Delta9-THC. In the simulation of the smoking process, only about 30 % of the spiked substance could be recovered as Delta9-THC.Entities:
Year: 2005 PMID: 15734104 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.05.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Forensic Sci Int ISSN: 0379-0738 Impact factor: 2.395