Hydrolife Magazine December/January 2017 (USA Edition)

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Moiety means that the action is on
the terpene part of the molecule. Most
terpene cyclases require a divalent ion
such as Fe 2+ or Mn 2+ for the cyclization
of substrates as discovered in an
earlier study entitled “Biosynthesis
and Catabolism of Monoterpenoids” by
Rodney Croteau from Chem. Rev. in 1987.
This means that the terpene part of the
CBG molecule or the subsequent CBD
molecule is the means for the synthase
enzymes to transform the molecular
structures. More specifically, the mineral
ions act as a charged region (substrate)
for the enzymes to orient around to
transform the terpene part of the molecule
under the action of the enzyme. Similarly,
ionic minerals in the soil do the same
thing, acting as pseudo-enzymatic
substrates for soil metabolic activity.
This is the same force used for Mn 2+
to transform CBD into THCA, which
then will lose a carbon dioxide
molecule in the influence of heat and
UVB in the trichome to become THC.
However, this can’t happen if the iron
or manganese isn’t in the trichome,
as shown in the Spanish study
identifying these ions as essential for
the production of CBD and THC.
What does this all indicate? It shows
that there are several terpene-moderated
variations of CBG acid molecules that
determine the amounts of the various
cannabinolic compounds found in
the trichomes, and you can smell the
differences. It is important to note that it
is boron’s unbalanced electron in the 2p
shell that can hold calcium and together
drag the substrate ions into the trichome to
be released to perform the ionic substrate
function. It is essential for the 7:1 calciummagnesium
ratio to be correct in the grow
medium. This ratio is an essential part of
the nutrient supplementation along with
the other critical minerals in the ionic
charged state to direct calcium and act as
the mineral substrates for the synthase
enzymes to convert the precursors into the
active compounds in cannabis.
Augustus Dunning is the CEO of Eco Organics
and is a physicist, chemist and an inventor.
He is the former systems ops designer for
the International Space Station and a former
regional manager of liquid, solid and
electric propulsion systems for Pratt and
Whitney space propulsion, Edwards
AFB, NAWC and JPL.
This is pretty
good evidence that the
fragrance of weed—the
terpene esters—are
scent guides we can
all use to identify
strains for medical
applications
of cannabis.”
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