Elzinga S
Tanzania
Research Article
Cannabinoids and Terpenes as Chemotaxonomic Markers in Cannabis
Author(s): Elzinga S, Fischedick J, Podkolinski R and Raber JCElzinga S, Fischedick J, Podkolinski R and Raber JC
In this paper, we present principal component analysis (PCA) results from a dataset containing 494 cannabis flower samples and 170 concentrate samples analyzed for 31 compounds. A continuum of chemical composition amongst cannabis strains was found instead of distinct chemotypes. Our data shows that some strains are much more reproducible in chemical composition than others. Strains labeled as indica were compared with those labeled as sativa and no evidence was found that these two cultivars are distinctly different chemotypes. PCA of “OG” and “Kush” type strains found that “OG” strains have relatively higher levels of α-terpineol, fenchol, limonene, camphene, terpinolene and linalool where “Kush” samples are characterized mainly by the compounds trans-ocimene, guaiol, β-eude.. View More»
