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Rapid identification of drug-type and fiber-type cannabis by allele specific duplex PCR.
Forensic science international - 1 Jan 2021
Yamamuro Tadashi, Segawa Hiroki, Kuwayama Kenji, Tsujikawa Kenji, Kanamori Tatsuyuki, Iwata Yuko T
Abstract excerpt
Cannabis is classified into two types: drug-type cannabis, which is abused worldwide, and fiber-type cannabis, which is used for industrial purposes. The two types are a result of differences in the sequences of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase (THCAS) and cannabidiolic acid synthase (CBDAS) genes. In the present study, we aimed to establish a PCR-based method to distinguish between drug-type and fiber-type...
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