BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lygos, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of safe and sustainable specialty ingredients, today announced that it has successfully completed commercial-scale, fermentation-based production campaigns for its Lygos CBx cannabinoid products, including CBG (cannabigerol), CBC (cannabichromene), CBD (cannabidiol), and CBDA (cannabidiolic acid). These campaigns validate the company’s ability to produce a variety of high-quality cannabinoids and cannabinoid-based products for a growing number of recreational, health & wellness, and pharmaceutical applications, all in an environmentally safe, sustainable, and cost-effective manner.
Phytoplant Research S.L. participated in a first-ever pioneering collaborative project to investigate the ability of cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG), the molecular precursor of ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (? 9-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). The study investigated the ability of the above to modulate the affinity and functionality of type-1 and type-2 cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2, respectively) and CB1–CB2 heteroreceptor complexes. It concluded that CBG significantly modulates CB2R- and CB1R/CB2R-mediated endocannabinoid action, while the effects are weak in CB1R-expressing cells.