Chemical engineering processes and apparatus for the synthesis of compounds
AssigneeFull Spectrum Laboratories Limited
InventorsRichard PEET, Malcolm J. KAVARANA, Robert WINNICKI, Marc DONSKY, Mingyang SUN
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs as well as a system for producing these compounds. The inventive method is directed to contacting a compound according to Formula I or Formula II with a cannabinoid synthase. Also described is a system for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs by contacting a THCA synthase with a cannabinoid precursor and modifying at least one property of the reaction mixture to influence the quantity formed of a first cannabinoid relative to the quantity formed of a second cannabinoid.
Claims6
A bioreactor for producing cannabinoids, comprising:
- (i) cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cells genetically engineered to express one or more cannabinoid synthase proteins which produce cannabinoid products from the CBGA;
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- (ii) a control mechanism configured to control one or more conditions of the bioreactor to modify the ratio of the cannabinoid products produced.
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