Isolation and toxicological study of tetrahydrocannabivarol, an homolog of tetrahydrocannabinol (delta 1--THC)
Braut-Boucher, F.; Paris, M.; Hoellinger, H.; Nguyen-Hoang-Nam; Fournier, E.
Toxicological European Research. Recherche Europeenne en Toxicologie 2(4): 175-180
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0249-6402 PMID: 232788 Document Number: 150751
Selection and culture in a Phytotron of plants of Cannabis sativa L. with high content of propyl-THC are obtained. Then it was possible to isolate a large quantity of propyl-THC by column chromatography. Spectroscopic analysis is done. Pharmacological tests are being run; first results revealed the allergenicity of this substance by comparison with the properties of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active principle of Cannabis.