Fast Facts
- Biosynthesis is a naturally occurring biological process
- It occurs in plants when an enzyme (synthase) converts one molecule into a new one
- In the natural growth process, plants synthesize many different molecules from one to another
- In some cases, molecules may be converted several times into a variety of end-products
- For example, in cannabis plants, the Cannabidiolic Acid Synthasebiosynthesizes from CBGA into CBDA, which when exposed to sunlight, is then converted into CBD
- Biosynthesis is the natural process of the cannabis plant to create cannabinoids
- When biosynthesis occurs independent of the plant, to create authentic cannabinoid molecules, its often referred to as “cellular agriculture”
