Time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol as applied to early discrimination of Cannabis sativa plants

Authors
Bacigalupo, MA Ius, A Meroni, G Grassi, G Moschella, A
Citation
Ma. Bacigalupo et al., Time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol as applied to early discrimination of Cannabis sativa plants, J AGR FOOD, 47(7), 1999, pp. 2743-2745
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Chemistry & Analysis
Journal title
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00218561 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2743 - 2745
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8561(199907)47:7<2743:TFFDAA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
In the cultivations of Cannabis, it is important to be able to distinguish fiber-type plants from drug-type plants by an easy observation of their phe notype. This study required the screening of many samples for their cannabi noid content. A simple and highly sensitive time-resolved fluoroimmunologic al method was developed for the determination of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabi nol in the leaf extracts. The useful range of the calibration curve was bet ween 10 pg and 25 ng of standard. Matrix effects were minimized by a high d ilution of samples.