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. 2019 Oct 28;287(8):1511–1524. doi: 10.1111/febs.15089

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Biosynthetic pathway for the production of the two cannabinoids ∆9‐THC and CBD from hexanoyl‐CoA and malonyl‐CoA in Cannabis sativa. By‐products are HTAL and PDAL, respectively. The enzymes in the pathway are TKS, OAC, APT, THCAS and CBDAS. TKS reaction arrow colour coding of blue, green and orange corresponds to the formation of products PDAL, HTAL and olivetol, respectively.