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INVESTIGATING THE ACTIVE SITE(S) OF THE CANNABIDIOL (CBD) COMPOUND

Jayla Jackson

CBD is a non-psychoactive compound (unlike its relative D9- tetrahydrocannabinol) found in the hemp variety of the cannabis plant that has been associated with the relief of mental and physical ailments. Popularly and most recently, people who suffer from mental and physical ailments have sought the molecule in the forms of oils and capsules hoping to seek relief. With its lack of adverse effects and non-toxic, multi-faceted pain-relieving effect this project seeks to answer can the exploration of CBD’s effect on genetics help identify the active site of CBD? This study seeks to examine and identify the mechanisms of Cannabidiol (CBD) using the reaction of CBD oil with calf thymus DNA. HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) will be used to follow the reaction