Keyword: Antibacterial Activity


Chemical Characterization and Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils from Fibre-Type Cannabis sativa L. (Hemp)

Abstract Volatile terpenes represent the largest group of Cannabis sativa L. components and they are responsible for its aromatic properties. Even if many studies on C. sativa have been focused on cannabinoids, which are…

Antibacterial activity of Δ9-­tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol

The minimum inhibiting concentrations (MIC) of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) for staphylococci and streptococci in broth are in the range of 1–5 μg/ml. In the same range, both compounds…

Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa: A Structure-Activity Study

Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) has long been known to contain antibacterial cannabinoids, whose potential to address antibiotic resistance has not yet been investigated. All five major cannabinoids (cannabidiol (1b), cannabichromene (2),…