MOLECULE

Cannabinolic acid

Cannabinolic acid (CBNA), belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dibenzopyrans. These are organic heterocyclic compounds with a structure containing a dibenzopyran moiety, made up of two benzene rings fused to a central pyran ring. It is one of the 120 cannabinoid compounds found in cannabis plants (PMID: 6991645). CBNA, belongs to a subclass of cannabis compounds known as cannabinols or CBNs. The best known and most abundant CBN is cannabinol. Cannabinolic acid is formed through the degradation THCA (Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid). CBNA was first isolated in 1965 (PMID: 5879350) and is a non-psychoactive compound. Heating can lead to the decarboxylation of CBNA resulting in the formation of the more psychoactive CBN.